uncompromising
adjective
un·com·pro·mis·ing
ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ 
: not making or accepting a compromise : making no concessions : inflexible, unyielding
Examples of uncompromising in a Sentence
They were uncompromising in their demands.
an uncompromising adherence to the rules that would do a schoolmarm proud
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed a more uncompromising position on the contested land.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
What the uncompromising Russians fail to fully grasp is that the Soviet Union died in 1991 and is not coming back.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The uncompromising German inventor of the 12-tone system had just fled Nazi Germany, and the meeting became a battle of high art and entertainment.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Uncompromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompromising. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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uncompromising
adjective
un·com·pro·mis·ing
ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ
: not making or accepting a compromise : unyielding
uncompromisingly
adverb
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