UNCOMPROMISING Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

uncompromising

adjective

ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ

as in strict

not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards an uncompromising adherence to the rules that would do a schoolmarm proud

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as in stubborn

sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion the professor is generally an uncompromising stickler for deadlines, but he will make exceptions for genuine need

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Recent Examples of uncompromising The aesthetic inside Brutalist buildings is often as uncompromising as the exterior. —

Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026 The maximalism and somewhat uncompromising presumption of a newspaper, with its warren of sections and columns and byways, is a quiet reproach to its audience’s most parochial instincts. —

Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 Similar things were said about his father, a famously uncompromising negotiator. —

Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026 The Gallardo was unlike previous Lamborghinis: extreme but friendly, uncompromising but comfortable. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncompromising

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Initiative, dubbed a ‘Swiss Brexit,’ sought binding limits by 2050, forcing strict curbs on asylum, family reunification and work permits, potentially dismantling Switzerland’s deal on free movement of people and close EU ties.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The administration denied the request, saying accident rates for skydiving planes are lower than those for other types of private flights, a point the United States Parachute Association has emphasized repeatedly in the years since then, lobbying against stricter rules.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 June 2026