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
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Its collection of remarkably aged castles are second only to the unmitigated beauty of the coastal cliffs, valleys, and sprawling grasslands.
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Christopher A. Daniel, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
Creatives in the music industry, as well as both Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) have pushed back against the unmitigated usage of AI as potentially damaging to art in general and to their jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
Washington’s record of regime change in the Middle East is hardly one of unmitigated success.
—David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Staving off the unmitigated invasion of AI in Hollywood was one of the central issues of last summer’s Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strikes.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
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Christopher A. Daniel, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
Creatives in the music industry, as well as both Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) have pushed back against the unmitigated usage of AI as potentially damaging to art in general and to their jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
Washington’s record of regime change in the Middle East is hardly one of unmitigated success.
—David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Staving off the unmitigated invasion of AI in Hollywood was one of the central issues of last summer’s Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strikes.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
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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
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