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- [uhn-bend]
- /ʌnˈbɛnd/
- /ʌnˈbend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-bend]
- /ʌnˈbɛnd/
Definitions of unbend word
- verb with object unbend to straighten from a bent form or position. 1
- verb with object unbend to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind. 1
- verb with object unbend to release from tension, as a bow. 1
- verb with object unbend Nautical. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails. 1
- verb without object unbend to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending! 1
- verb without object unbend to become unbent; straighten. 1
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Origin of unbend
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1200-50; See origin at un-2, bend1
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Parts of speech for Unbend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unbend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unbend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unbend
adj unbend
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- in-compliant — not compliant; unyielding.
verb unbend
- breathe easy — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
- condescend — If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
- cool off — If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- drowse — to be sleepy or half-asleep.
- ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
adjective unbend
- inelastic — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
Antonyms for unbend
adj unbend
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
verb unbend
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
- dog-ear — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
Top questions with unbend
- how to unbend glasses?
- how to unbend a car key?
- how to unbend a rim?
- how to unbend a bike rim?
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