undeterred

adjective

un·​de·​terred ˌən-di-ˈtərd How to pronounce undeterred (audio)
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: not discouraged or prevented from acting : not deterred
a politician undeterred by criticism
So far, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso have rejected his offer … But Pickens, ever the wheeler-dealer, is undeterred.Karen Breslau

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Most Olympic hopefuls begin their training much earlier, but Spencer was undeterred. Susan Young, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 But Netanyahu’s administration and its political base were undeterred. Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 But the Swiss team is undeterred, promising to conduct a battery of future tests to further validate the system. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024 Yet the network has been undeterred in its coverage of the war. Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for undeterred 

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undeterred was in 1607

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“Undeterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeterred. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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