unmitigated

[uhn-mit-i-gey-tid] / ʌnˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

absolute, pure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sheer unadulterated unqualified

WEAK

arrant austere clear-cut complete consummate damned downright gross intense oppressive out-and-out outright perfect persistent rank relentless rigid severe simple straight-out thorough thoroughgoing unabated unabridged unalleviated unbending unbroken undiluted unmixed unrelieved utter

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indefinite

WEAK

imperfect mixed

Example Sentences

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And he has quickly learned that some things remain painfully constant: The Los Angeles Angels remain an unmitigated disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

EPC's Folkman warned the EU against "unmitigated protectionism".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

“This is a dire profit warning in a long string of unmitigated disasters,” said analysts at Bernstein.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

The production of 1996’s “The Island of Doctor Moreau” was famously tortured, producing the type of unmitigated chaos that feels almost mythic today.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025

I knew that in our family the least mention of the guardia got instant, unmitigated attention.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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