unmitigated

adjective

un·​mit·​i·​gat·​ed ˌən-ˈmi-tə-ˌgā-təd 

1

: not lessened : unrelieved

sufferings unmitigated by any hope of early relief

2

: being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief

an unmitigated disaster

unmitigatedly adverb

unmitigatedness noun

Synonyms

• absolute
• all-out
• arrant
• blank
• blooming [chiefly British]
• bodacious [Southern & Midland]
• categorical
• categoric
• clean
• complete
• consummate
• crashing
• damn
• damned
• dead
• deadly
• definite
• downright
• dreadful
• fair
• flat
• flat-out
• out-and-out
• outright
• perfect
• plumb
• profound
• pure
• rank
• regular
• sheer
• simple
• stark
• stone
• straight-out
• thorough
• thoroughgoing
• total
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• unconditional
• unqualified
• utter
• very

Examples of unmitigated in a Sentence

it looks like another one of your get-rich-quick schemes has ended in unmitigated failure

Recent Examples on the Web

Resilient Post-Election Trump's return to the White House following campaign promises of the largest mass deportation program in U.S. history signals unmitigated uncertainty and a grim outlook, the Arizona resident said. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024

The Cowboys are reeling at 3-7, an unmitigated disaster for a franchise with three straight 12-win seasons. —Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024

They were told the migrant crisis wasn’t real — that the problems associated with an unmitigated flow of non-citizens into their towns and cities were anecdotal and incidental. —S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024

However, the very first Met games of their infant's life have been unmitigated disasters. —Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing unmitigated

• unmitigated disaster
• unmitigated gall

Kids Definition

unmitigated

adjective

un·​mit·​i·​gat·​ed ˌən-ˈmit-ə-ˌgāt-əd 

ˈən-

1

: not lessened or made less severe

unmitigated poverty

2

: absolute sense 3, downright

an unmitigated liar