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UNCOMPROMISING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNCOMPROMISING?

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Uncompromising as an Adjective
Definitions of "Uncompromising" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Uncompromising" as an adjective (32 Words)
Usage Examples of "Uncompromising" as an adjective
Associations of "Uncompromising" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Uncompromising” are: inflexible, sturdy, unbending, unyielding, unshakeable, unwavering, resolute, unpersuadable, unmalleable, rigid, stiff, hard-line, hard and fast, tough, immovable, intractable, firm, determined, dogged, obstinate, stubborn, adamant, obdurate, tenacious, pertinacious, relentless, implacable, inexorable, intransigent, headstrong, single-minded, stiff-necked

Uncompromising as an Adjective

Definitions of "Uncompromising" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “uncompromising” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Not making concessions.
Showing an unwillingness to make concessions to others, especially by changing one's ways or opinions.
Harsh or relentless.

Synonyms of "Uncompromising" as an adjective (32 Words)

adamant	Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason- W.Churchill. He is adamant* in his refusal to change his mind.*
determined	Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation. Helen was a determined* little girl.*
dogged	Stubbornly unyielding- T.S.Eliot. Success required dogged* determination.*
firm	Marked by firm determination or resolution not shakable. The post was still firm* after being hit by the car.*
hard and fast	; produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum.
hard-line	Firm and uncompromising.
headstrong	Energetically wilful and determined. The headstrong* impulsiveness of youth.*
immovable	Not able or intended to be moved. The immovable* hills.*
implacable	Unable to be stopped; relentless. An implacable* enemy.*
inexorable	(of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting. Cynthia was inexorable* she would have none of him.*
inflexible	Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. Inflexible rules.
intractable	Not tractable; difficult to manage or mold. Intractable metal.
intransigent	Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason. An intransigent* conservative opposed to every liberal tendency.*
obdurate	Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action. I argued this point with him but he was obdurate.
obstinate	Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. The obstinate* problem of unemployment.*
pertinacious	Stubbornly unyielding. He worked with a pertinacious* resistance to interruptions.*
relentless	Harsh or inflexible. The relentless* heat of the desert.*
resolute	Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. He was resolute* in his fight to uphold liberal values.*
rigid	Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. Beatrice was rigid* with terror.*
single-minded	Determined.
stiff	Powerful. The shower tap is a little stiff.
stiff-necked	Haughtily stubborn.
stubborn	Not responding to treatment. A stubborn* refusal to learn from experience.*
sturdy	(of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built. Sturdy canvas.
tenacious	Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely. Tenacious memory.
tough	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. Police have been getting tough* with drivers.*
unbending	Reserved, formal, or strict in one’s behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible. An unbending* will to dominate.*
unmalleable	Not malleable; inflexible, unbending, unadaptable.
unpersuadable	Not susceptible to persuasion. He s absolutely unpersuadable* on the subject of travel.*
unshakeable	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. My unshakeable* faith in the goodness of mankind.*
unwavering	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. She fixed him with an unwavering* stare.*
unyielding	Stubbornly unyielding T S Eliot. His unyielding* faith.*

Usage Examples of "Uncompromising" as an adjective

The uncompromising ugliness of the era's buildings.
His uncompromising stance on the issue.
She was uncompromising In her convictions.
Took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks.
Uncompromising honesty.

Associations of "Uncompromising" (30 Words)

adamant	Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind. He is adamant* that he is not going to resign.*
determined	Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation. Made continued and determined* efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters.*
dour	Showing a brooding ill humor. The proverbially dour* New England Puritan.*
firm	Marked by firm determination or resolution not shakable. Holds a firm* position as the country s leading poet.*
hard	Unfortunate or hard to bear. The hard* left.*
hidebound	Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. They are working to change hidebound* corporate cultures.*
inflexible	Not making concessions. Heavy inflexible* armour.*
intransigence	The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise. In the face of government intransigence* he resigned in disgust.*
intransigent	An intransigent person. Her father had tried persuasion but she was intransigent.
monotheism	The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
obduracy	Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
obdurate	Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. I argued this point with him but he was obdurate.
obstinate	Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. The obstinate* problem of unemployment.*
pertinacious	Stubbornly unyielding. The most vocal and pertinacious* of all the critics.*
principled	(of a system or method) based on a given set of rules. A coherent and principled* approach.*
resolute	Firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination. Stood resolute* against the enemy.*
resolved	Firmly determined to do something. Mysteries solved and unsolved problems resolved* and unresolved.*
rigid	A lorry which is not articulated. A rigid* strip of metal.*
rigidness	The physical property of being stiff and resisting bending.
rigour	Severity or strictness. His analysis is lacking in rigour.
severity	Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather. Sentences should reflect the severity* of the crime.*
stern	Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor forbidding in aspect. The past year has been a stern* test of the ability of British industry.*
stiff	In a stiff manner. A long stiff* climb up the bare hillside.*
strictly	With no exceptions; completely or absolutely. Strictly speaking ham is a cured cooked leg of pork.
stubborn	Having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so. A stubborn* infection.*
tenacious	Persisting in existence; not easily dispelled. Tenacious memory.
tough	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. Tough rucksacks for climbers.
unbending	Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. An unbending* will to dominate.*
unwavering	Not wavering; steady or resolute. Unwavering loyalty.
unyielding	Stubbornly unyielding. An unyielding* head support.*