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
  • Schoppe said the achievement highlights an unwavering commitment of students, teachers, staff and families who come together to help students reach their full potential.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Noah’s warmth, humor and unwavering support for Joanne drew me back into the character’s world, even if my feelings about Brody’s public statements remained unchanged.
    — Yael Buechler, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unwavering
Adjective
  • The meaning is largely in the emotion and intelligence Lily brings to bear upon her work, the process, the insistent intertwining of her creativity and her becoming.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • It was meant to be, as 860’s insistent underscoring by Marc Shaiman will often remind you.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistent
Adjective
  • People also must be tested for HIV prior to starting the drug and with each injection; drug-resistant HIV has been identified when used by people with an undiagnosed HIV infection.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • What reaches Earth is usually small, dense and heat-resistant, such as titanium, steel and glass.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of resistant
Adjective
  • Gulf War legacy The device addresses a persistent threat from munitions deployed during the 1991 Gulf War.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But analysts say interventions like this may do little to arrest the persistent slide, amid weak consumer spending and concerns over a possible bursting of the AI bubble.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of persistent
Adjective
  • But in Roy, an enthusiastic and tenacious California deputy attorney general, the city will have a proactive top litigator who’s ready to play offense.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Astronomers continued to utilize Swift in the months since then, and only recently said their farewells to the intrepid, tenacious observatory.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tenacious
Adjective
  • And after October 7, opposition to the notion has become far more resolute.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Almost instantly, though, the resolute Mahomes was seizing the days to make his way back.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 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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