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unflinching

un·flinch·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-flin-ching]
    • /ʌnˈflɪn tʃɪŋ/
    • /ʌnˈflɪn.tʃɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-flin-ching]
    • /ʌnˈflɪn tʃɪŋ/

Definitions of unflinching word

  • adjective unflinching not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage. 1
  • adjective unflinching courageous, determined 1
  • adjective unflinching You can use unflinching in expressions such as unflinching honesty and unflinching support to indicate that a good quality which someone has is strong and steady, and never weakens. 0
  • adjective unflinching not shrinking from danger, difficulty, etc 0
  • adjective unflinching not flinching, yielding, or shrinking; steadfast; resolute 0
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Origin of unflinching

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; un-1 + flinch1 + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Unflinching

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unflinching

unflinching popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for unflinching

adj unflinching

  • aweless — feeling no awe
  • bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
  • chesty — If you have a chesty cough, you have a lot of mucus in your lungs.
  • dauntless — A dauntless person is brave and confident and not easily frightened.

adjective unflinching

  • game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • gritty — consisting of, containing, or resembling grit; sandy.
  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • impavid — (archaic) fearless, undaunted.
  • obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
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