unmitigated
adjective
un·mit·i·gat·ed
ˌən-ˈmi-tə-ˌgā-təd 
1
: not lessened : unrelieved
sufferings unmitigated by any hope of early relief
2
: being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief
an unmitigated disaster
unmitigatedly
adverb
unmitigatedness
noun
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it looks like another one of your get-rich-quick schemes has ended in unmitigated failure
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This past regular season was an unmitigated disaster.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Without these morals set and input by human engineers the AI would act with unmitigated biases.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
If Purdy’s next two seasons are an unmitigated disaster — a la Russell Wilson with the Broncos or Aaron Rodgers with the Jets— the 49ers can cut or trade him after 2026 and take one year of a big dead-cap hit.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Without these morals set and input by human engineers the AI would act with unmitigated biases.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The first half was an unmitigated disaster for Mazzulla’s club.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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“Unmitigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmitigated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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unmitigated
adjective
un·mit·i·gat·ed
ˌən-ˈmit-ə-ˌgāt-əd
ˈən-
1
: not lessened or made less severe
unmitigated poverty
2
: absolute sense 3, downright
an unmitigated liar
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