Meaning & use

unmitigated

adjective·Advanced

Absolute and without any qualification, reduction, or softening, usually describing something negative.

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The product launch was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish.

He spoke with unmitigated confidence, never once admitting a doubt.

A note on using this word

Unmitigated almost always precedes a strongly negative noun like 'disaster' or 'failure,' giving it an emphatic, often dramatic tone.

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Words with an opposite meaning

partialqualified

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