Meaning & use

unabated

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Continuing at full strength or intensity, without any reduction.

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The storm continued unabated through the night.

Despite the criticism, his enthusiasm for the project remained unabated.

A note on using this word

'Unabated' almost always follows the noun or verb it modifies, as in 'the rain fell unabated,' rather than coming before it.

Words with a similar meaning

unrelentingundiminished

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Words with an opposite meaning

diminishedweakened

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