Synonyms for unbending
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Rigid
rigid, unyielding, inflexible, stiff, obstinate, stubborn, obdurate, intransigent, staunch, stanch US, hard, tough, adamantine, dogged, immovable, grim, unpliant, resolute, steadfast, uncompromising, stern, unrelenting, inexorable
2. Aloof — very reserved, aloof and asocial
aloof, unapproachable, standoffish, distant, remote, offish informal, unimpressionable, sullen, frosty, undemonstrative
Definitions
- adj. 1
very reserved, aloof and asocial
- adj. 2
inflexible and not yielding
Example sentences
- rigid Ziri came across as overly rigid and unreasonable.
- inflexible As one grows older they also become more inflexible.
- obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
- unyielding His unyielding character doesn't please me at all.
- aloof Tom and Mary kept aloof, watching and waiting.
- unapproachable He's nondescript, unapproachable and inscrutable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unbending | steady | |
| rigid | falling | |
| inflexible | steady | |
| obstinate | steady | |
| unyielding | rising | |
| aloof | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1, grim1
- 5 letters
- tough1, stiff1, stern1, rigid2, aloof2
- 6 letters
- remote2, frosty2, dogged1, sullen2, offish, stanch1
- 7 letters
- distant2, staunch1
- 8 letters
- stubborn2, resolute3, obdurate3, unpliant
- 9 letters
- steadfast2, immovable4, obstinate3
- 10 letters
- inflexible4, unyielding3, inexorable5, adamantine
- 11 letters
- unrelenting4, standoffish
- 12 letters
- intransigent4
- 14 letters
- uncompromising5, unapproachable5
- 15 letters
- undemonstrative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).