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   un·yield·ing

   /ˌənˈyēldiNG/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid: "the Atlantic hurled its waves at the unyielding rocks" Similar stiffinflexibleunpliablenonflexibleunbendinginelasticfirmhardsolidtoughtighttautcompactcompactedcompresseddenserare:impliableunmalleablerenitent
   • ▪ (of a person or their behavior) unlikely to be swayed; resolute: "his unyielding faith" Similar resoluteinflexibleuncompromisingunbendingunshakeableunwaveringunpersuadableuncooperativeimmovableintractableintransigentrigidstiffhard-linehard and fasttoughfirmdeterminediron-willeddoggedobstinatestubbornnot giving an inchdiehardadamantobduratetenaciouspertinaciousrelentlessimplacableinexorablesingle-mindedstiff-neckedinformal:bloody-mindedrare:induraterenitentunmalleable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unyieldingly adverb
   • 2. unyieldingness noun

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   UNYIELDING definition: 1. completely unwilling to change a decision, opinion, demand, etc.: 2. rigid (= not able to be…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of UNYIELDING is characterized by firmness or obduracy. How to use unyielding in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for UNYIELDING: relentless, grim, determined, persistent, unrelenting, implacable, unflinching, ruthless; Antonyms of UNYIELDING: softening, yielding, weak, impotent, slack, spineless, slackening, invertebrate

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   Unyielding definition: unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard. See examples of UNYIELDING used in a sentence.

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   When things are unyielding, they won't stop, won't give, or won't bend. That includes stubborn, unyielding personalities and stiff, unyielding mattresses.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNYIELDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   unyielding. (ʌnjiːldɪŋ ) 1. adjective. You describe someone as unyielding when they have very strong, fixed ideas about something and are unlikely to change their mind. [written] The authorities proved unyielding on one crucial opposition demand. His unyielding attitude on this subject was that since he had done it, so could everyone. 2. adjective.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNYIELDING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    adj. 1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible: "She lay on the unyielding concrete of the steps" (T. Coraghessan Boyle). 2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable: "the unyielding grip of war" (James Carroll). 3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute: an unyielding champion of civil rights. un·yield′ing·ly adv.

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    unyielding meaning, definition, what is unyielding: not willing to change your ideas or beli...: Learn more.