undeterred

adjective

un·​de·​terred ˌən-di-ˈtərd How to pronounce undeterred (audio)
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: not discouraged or prevented from acting : not deterred
a politician undeterred by criticism
So far, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso have rejected his offer … But Pickens, ever the wheeler-dealer, is undeterred.Karen Breslau

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The crowd is made up of hard-core skiers and riders undeterred by the wiles of nature or the perils of big-mountain skiing. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025 Mourners arriving now were disappointed, but undeterred. Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Progressive group Justice Democrats is expanding its 2026 midterm recruitment of working class, left-wing candidates, undeterred by President-elect Trump’s victory and emboldened by a desire to change how Democrats elect new talent under a GOP Washington. Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025 Apparently undeterred by Greenland and Denmark's cold shoulder, Trump announced Monday that his son Donald Trump Jr. was making an impromptu visit to the island. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for undeterred 

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undeterred was in 1607

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“Undeterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeterred. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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