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Antonyms for unbending

Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-ben-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈbɛn dɪŋ


Definition of unbending

Origin :
  • "to relax a bow by unstringing it," mid-13c., from un- (2) + bend (v.). Figurative meaning "to become genial, relax" (1748) has a sense opposite to that of unbending "inflexible, obstinate" (1680s), which does not derive from the bowstringing image.
  • adj rigid, tough
Example sentences :
  • Her struggles met only the unbending, pitiless resistance of steel.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Old Dibs smiled a sickly smile, like he was unbending to a pair of kids.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • The former should be strict, authoritative, unbending; the latter should be mild and gentle.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • He had been brought up in the most unbending school of Toryism.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
  • The trees seemed rigid and unbending in the wind that caressed his face.
  • Extract from : « Divinity » by William Morrison
  • The old man was in despair about the unbending resolutions of his sons.
  • Extract from : « Legends of the Rhine » by Wilhelm Ruland
  • The Church, unbending in this matter, has remained upright and entire.
  • Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
  • In her heart Diana was a little afraid of the steady, unbending face.
  • Extract from : « The Rhodesian » by Gertrude Page
  • Guizot was there early, pale and troubled, but stern and unbending.
  • Extract from : « Edmond Dants » by Edmund Flagg
  • When the mistress is indulgent, a fool should not be unbending.
  • Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham

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