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unmitigated

[ uhn-mit-i-gey-tid ]

/ ʌnˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.

unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore.

Origin of unmitigated

1590–1600; un-¹ + mitigated

SYNONYMS FOR unmitigated

1 unrelieved, unabated, unbroken, persistent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unmitigated

un·mit·i·gat·ed·ly, adverb

Words nearby unmitigated

unmew, unmindful, unmissable, unmistakable, unmiter, unmitigated, unmitre, unmixed, unmoderated, unmold, unmolested

Example sentences from the Web for unmitigated

It was an unmitigated disaster, and Lee compares it to the healthcare.gov rollout.

Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon |William O’Connor |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The British aristocracy is littered with stories of unmitigated spendthrifts who seem bent on self-destruction.

The Secrets of Britain’s Wildest Aristocrats |Tom Sykes |October 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The unmitigated gall Kennedy displays in defaming the hard work of dedicated researchers is bad enough.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Twisted Anti-Vaxx History |Russell Saunders |July 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To some of the more butt-clenched users of Gmail, having things all compartmentalized like this is a pure, unmitigated disaster.

Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy |Winston Ross |July 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

What happened in 1964 was an unredeemed and unmitigated catastrophe for Republicans and conservatives.

Fool's Gold |David Frum |February 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"We will have a day of unmitigated pleasure," her father had said to her, and the words had at the time been like a sharp stab.

We Two |Edna Lyall
Protoplasm, whether living or lifeless, is equally itself; but unaqueous water is unmitigated gibberish.

Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics |William Thomas Thornton
Our friend's theory is certainly ingenious and novel, and goes far to prove that exploitation is not an unmitigated evil.

Cannibals all! |George Fitzhugh
The unmitigated sentence reduced her to feeble plaintiveness.

The Confounding of Camelia |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The prejudice of race would be restored with unmitigated violence.

Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments |Various

British Dictionary definitions for unmitigated

unmitigated

/ (ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd) /

adjective

not diminished in intensity, severity, etc

(prenominal) (intensifier) an unmitigated disaster

Derived forms of unmitigated

unmitigatedly, adverb