uncompromising
Refusing any concession
Uncompromising describes someone or something that refuses to make concessions or accept anything less than the full demand.
An uncompromising stance won't bend; an uncompromising critic offers no quarter.
The word can signal admirable resolve or stubborn inflexibility, depending on context: Her uncompromising integrity made her respected but difficult to work with.
Unable to bend
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
unbending · immovable · rigid · hardline · pigheaded · bullheaded · headstrong · willful
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
persistent · unflinching · unswerving · indomitable · persevering · committed · dedicated · single-minded
Demanding great care
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
meticulous · unforgiving · harsh · severe · tough · challenging · relentless · unsparing
Moral soundness and consistency
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
morality · uprightness · rectitude · probity · honor · scruples · conscience · conviction
inflexible
Unable to bend
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
unyielding · unbending · immovable · rigid · hardline · pigheaded · bullheaded · headstrong · willful · mulish
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
tenacious · persistent · unflinching · unswerving · indomitable · persevering · committed · dedicated · single-minded · iron-willed
exacting
Demanding great care
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
rigorous · meticulous · unforgiving · harsh · severe · tough · challenging · relentless · unsparing · critical
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
virtue · morality · uprightness · rectitude · probity · honor · scruples · conscience · conviction · incorruptible
stern
Strict or ship's aft
forbidding · grim · dour · ascetic · spartan · puritanical · unadorned · bleak · cold · steely
- strictsevere, stern, harsh, rigid, firm
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- High Standardsexcellence, perfectionism, quality, precision, rigor
- oppressivestifling, suffocating, smothering, crushing, repressive
- closed-mindednessclosed-mindedness, close-mindedness, narrow-mindedness, inflexibility, rigidity
- artistic integrityauthenticity, originality, creative freedom, creative control, self-expression
uncompromisingcompromising
Exposing to harm or scandal
flexible · yielding · accommodating · acquiescent · amenable