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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If an undeterred intruder continues to approach, the caterpillar drops a silk thread and flees like Spider-Man. Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025 But its club game has other levels and contours and every weekend, the supporters of the 40 other teams in the country’s top four divisions are undeterred by the giants’ shadows. Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 But Anthony was undeterred and promised Ward that, this time, things would be different. Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025 These measures indicate that investors are mostly undeterred about owning shares. John Navin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undeterred

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Apr. 2025.

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