uncompromising
adjective
un·com·pro·mis·ing
ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ 
: not making or accepting a compromise : making no concessions : inflexible, unyielding
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They were uncompromising in their demands.
an uncompromising adherence to the rules that would do a schoolmarm proud
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Some are arguing that the House GOP needs a more uncompromising leader coming into the new Trump administration.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
Institutions can be called upon to refrain from indulging their biases, but even the most uncompromising political egalitarian understands that nepotism is a requirement of the heart.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
That said, Enlisted was a terrific show, an unlikely alchemy of broad sitcom laughs and actual patriotism, and Brockmire was one of my favorite shows of the past decade, a deliriously profane comedy with an uncompromising sweetness.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Uncompromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompromising. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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uncompromising
adjective
un·com·pro·mis·ing
ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ
: not making or accepting a compromise : unyielding
uncompromisingly
adverb
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