unmitigable

mit·i·gate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mit-i-geyt]
- /ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mit-i-geyt]
- /ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt/

Definitions of unmitigable word

verb with object unmitigable to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 1
verb with object unmitigable to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. 1
verb with object unmitigable to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. 1
verb without object unmitigable to become milder; lessen in severity. 1
adjective unmitigable not susceptible to mitigation 0
adjective unmitigable Not able to be mitigated; not mitigable. 0

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Origin of unmitigable

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English mitigaten < Latin mītigātus (past participle of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equivalent to mīt(is) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (combining form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Unmitigable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unmitigable

unmitigable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for unmitigable

adj unmitigable

beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
goner — a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
irredeemable — not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
irremediable — not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.

All 5 Synonyms of unmitigable

Antonyms for unmitigable

adjective unmitigable

expectant — Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.

Just one Antonym for unmitigable