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- [uhn-yeel-ding]
- /ʌnˈyil dɪŋ/
- /ʌnˈjiːl.dɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-yeel-ding]
- /ʌnˈyil dɪŋ/
Definitions of unyielding word
- adjective unyielding unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds. 1
- adjective unyielding not apt to give way under pressure; inflexible; firm: her unyielding faith. 1
- adjective unyielding firm, not giving way 1
- adjective unyielding You describe someone as unyielding when they have very strong, fixed ideas about something and are unlikely to change their mind. 0
- adjective unyielding If a barrier or surface is unyielding, it is very solid or hard. 0
- adjective unyielding not compliant, submissive, or flexible 0
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Parts of speech for Unyielding
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unyielding popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj unyielding
- adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- all-or-nothing — not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all-or-nothing approach.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
- backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
adjective unyielding
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
noun unyielding
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- implacability — not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
- intransigence — the state or quality of being intransigent, or refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility: No agreement was reached because of intransigence on both sides.
Antonyms for unyielding
adj unyielding
- 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.
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
adjective unyielding
- deludable — Capable of being deluded; gullible.
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- fleeceable — Able to be fleeced.
- giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- humouring — humor.
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