Synonyms for unbending
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-ben-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈbɛn dɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for unbending Other synonyms for the word unbending
- hard-line
- hold one's ground
- hold the fort
- hold the line
- incompliant
- inelastic
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intractable
- locked in
- obdurate
- relentless
- resolute
- set in stone
- severe
- single-minded
- standing one's ground
- standing pat
- sticking to one's guns
- stiff
- strict
- stubborn
- uncompromising
- unflexible
- unrelenting
- unswayable
- unyielding
- uptight
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unbending
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