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

Examples of undeterred in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last month, undeterred by opposition from climate activists, the Biden administration also gave approval for an oil export project in Texas known as the Sea Port Oil Terminal. Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024 Written by Audra Mae, Evan McKeever and Ryan Carpenter, this song etches the tale of a woman dead-set on independence and undeterred by the fiery bout of revenge required to set those plans off the ground. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 May 2024 Boyne, undeterred by this criticism, published a sequel in 2022. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024 One company undeterred by these figures is Mission Space Acquisition Corp., which filed its S-1 on Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. María Soledad Davila Calero, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024 Yet, undeterred by the current pricing dynamic, major energy players appear to be building up their LNG capacities and businesses at a canter. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 The seal, however, seems undeterred by the ink and quickly catches up with the octopus. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024 Still, CEOs were undeterred in their sunny outlooks. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 Luckily, there was at least one filmmaker who remained undeterred by the online backlash. Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024

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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 16 May. 2024.

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