unmitigated

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. unalleviated; downright, utter, sheer, out-and-out. See greatness, completion.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Absolute]

Syn. out-and-out, clear-cut, unabridged; see absolute 1 .

2. [Unlessened]

Syn. untempered, unalloyed, harsh, relentless, austere, unbending; see also severe 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[un MIT uh gate id]

not lessened or weakened in any way, absolute, out-and-out.

He had the unmitigated gall to call the mayor a buffoon.

SYN.: unlessened, unmoderated, unweakened, unwatered-down, unqualified, pure, downright, outright, out-and-out, absolute, complete, thoroughgoing, sheer.

ANT.: weakened, watered-down, moderated, partial

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer2, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter2. Informal: flat-out, positive. Chiefly British: blooming. See BIG, LIMITED.