unhesitating

adjective

Definition of unhesitatingnext
as in unfaltering

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Recent Examples of unhesitating That legacy also lives on through Hugs From Hadley, a nonprofit founded by Doug Hanna to honor their daughter's unhesitating love for people. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 3 July 2026 The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 Proulx is an unhesitating observer of people and places, neither idealizing nor villainizing, but her acuity depends on a certain distance. — Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023 Not simply your toleration, but your moral assent and your unhesitating affirmation. — John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019 The acceleration is unhesitating and rewarding, but there is much droning in the cabin at highway speeds. — Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2019 Harmon offered an unhesitating apology for abusing his power. — Sean O'Neal, GQ, 30 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhesitating
  1. unfaltering
  2. unwavering
  3. insistent
  4. resistant
  5. persistent
  6. tenacious
  7. resolute
  8. pertinacious
Adjective
  • His flow is fierce and unfaltering, while the choreography is kinetic and intense.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Much of this might have been formulaic in less artful hands, but Kore-eda has an unfaltering lightness of touch, a way of injecting emotional veracity and spontaneity into every moment.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022
Definition of unfaltering
Adjective
  • Roberts has maintained unwavering trust in Ohtani and believes his bat will come to life as the Dodgers' bid for a third consecutive World Series championship continues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • More than just loving, God is unwavering, eternal Love itself.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unwavering
Adjective
  • Del Toro was insistent that the texture and grain of the original movie, which was shot on film, remain.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders shocked the Democratic establishment by running a close race against Hillary Clinton for the Party’s Presidential nomination, thanks to his insistent focus on income and wealth inequality.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistent
Adjective
  • Lightweight, durable, and resistant to impact, the wraparound shades are also completely and utterly cool.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Schaffner said there’s no evidence to suggest that the plague bacteria are evolving in a way to become resistant to antibiotics.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of resistant
Adjective
  • Symptoms usually affect one breast and can include discoloration, a persistent rash, swelling, warmth, skin that looks pitted like an orange peel and a nipple that turns inward, according to the National Cancer Institute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Cadillac has endured some persistent reliability issues and needs to surmount them.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of persistent
Adjective
  • Western and Asian governments feared the tenacious insurgencies could help foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Enciso can be the bustling out-ball, the tenacious, front-footed defender and provide the moments of individual brilliance to get Ipswich out of the relegation trouble many anticipate.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenacious
Adjective
  • Moreover, merely establishing credibility to act cannot necessarily overwhelm a resolute adversary, as has been borne out in Iran.
    — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • According to biographer Anne Sebba, Simpson’s answer was resolute.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • But Kerry, the pertinacious diplomat and former Massachusetts senator, sees too much to do — and insisted in an interview with The Boston Globe there is too much to possibly achieve — to quit just yet.
    — Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
Definition of pertinacious

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“Unhesitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhesitating. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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