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Antonyms for unswayable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : swey |
| Phonetic Transcription : sweɪ |
Definition of unswayable
Origin :- c.1300, "to go, glide, move," probably from Old Norse sveigja "to bend, swing, give way," from Proto-Germanic *swaigijanan and related to swag (v.) and swing. The sense of "swing, wave, waver" is first recorded c.1500. Related: Swayed; swaying. The noun meaning "controlling influence" (to be under the sway of) is 1510s, from a transitive sense of the verb in Dutch and other languages. The verb in this sense is recorded in English from 1590s.
- As in inflexible : adj stubborn
- As in unbending : adj rigid, tough
- As in unyielding : adj steadfast, resolute
- As in inalterable : adj inflexible
- As in adamant : adj unyielding
Synonyms for unswayable
- adamant
- adamantine
- aloof
- crisp
- dead set on
- determined
- distant
- do or die
- dogged
- dug in
- dyed-in-the-wool
- firm
- fixed
- formal
- hanging tough
- hard
- hard as nails
- hard-and-fast
- hard-core
- hard-line
- hard-nosed
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- hold one's ground
- hold the fort
- hold the line
- immalleable
- immovable
- immutable
- implacable
- impliable
- incompliant
- indomitable
- inelastic
- inexorable
- inflexible
- insistent
- intractable
- intransigent
- invariable
- iron
- ironclad
- locked in
- merciless
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- pat
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- refractory
- relentless
- reserved
- resolute
- rigid
- rigorous
- ruthless
- set
- set in one's ways
- set in stone
- severe
- single-minded
- solid
- stand one's ground
- standing one's ground
- standing pat
- staunch
- steadfast
- steely
- sticking to one's guns
- stiff
- stiff-necked
- strict
- stringent
- stubborn
- tough
- unadaptable
- unalterable
- unbendable
- unbending
- unchangeable
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unflexible
- unmovable
- unrelenting
- unshakable
- unswayable
- unwavering
- unyielding
- uptight
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