unmitigated
Americanadjective
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not mitigated; not softened or lessened.
unmitigated suffering.
- Synonyms:
- persistent, unbroken, unabated, unrelieved
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unqualified or absolute.
an unmitigated bore.
adjective
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not diminished in intensity, severity, etc
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(prenominal) (intensifier)
an unmitigated disaster
Other Word Forms
- unmitigatedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of unmitigated
First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1 + mitigate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
One year before that, Urban Meyer’s brief stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars was such an unmitigated mess that he was fired in his first year with Trevor Lawrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
The Crawleys’ exclusive dinner with Noël Coward is an unmitigated success, crowned by Coward serenading her with his hit “Poor Little Rich Girl” and citing Mary as the inspiration for his next play.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 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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