Uncompromising

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uncompromising \Un*com"pro*mi`sing\, a.
     Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions;
     obstinate; unyielding; inflexible. --
     {Un*com"pro*mi`sing*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uncompromising
       adj : not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in
             the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: {inflexible}]
             [ant: {compromising}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "uncompromising":
     adamant, adamantine, cast-iron, dour, firm, flinty, fundamentalist,
     grim, hard, hard-core, hard-line, hidebound, immovable, immutable,
     implacable, impliable, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible,
     intransigent, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded,
     irreconcilable, muscle-bound, obdurate, obstinate, orthodox,
     procrustean, purist, puristic, puritan, puritanic, relentless,
     rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rigorous, rock-ribbed, rockbound,
     single-minded, steely, stern, stiff, straightlaced, straitlaced,
     stubborn, unaffected, unalterable, unbending, unchangeable,
     uncompliant, ungiving, unmoved, unrelenting, unyielding