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Synonyms for unyielding

  • adjective

Most common

tenacious unbending stubborn obstinate

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Adjective

1. Tenacious

tenacious, unbending, stubborn, obstinate, unrelenting, hard, implacable, steadfast, relentless, uncompromising, obdurate, inflexible, indomitable, rigid, resolute, dogged, tough, headstrong, stiff, determined, intractable, steady

Other

pig-headed, bull headed, hard-headed

Antonyms

soft, docile, yielding

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.

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Unyielding, Decided, Firm, Inflexible, Resolute or Headstrong?

The unyielding conduct which we approve we call decided, firm, inflexible, resolute; that which we condemn we are apt to term headstrong, obstinate, stubborn.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • stubborn I'm not stubborn; i'm just always right, thats it.
  • tenacious Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
  • obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unyieldingrising
stubbornrising
tenacioussteady
obstinatesteady
unbendingsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hard1
5 letters
tough1, stiff1, rigid2
6 letters
steady2, dogged1
8 letters
stubborn2, resolute3, obdurate3
9 letters
steadfast2, tenacious3, obstinate3, unbending3
10 letters
determined3, relentless3, inflexible4, headstrong2, implacable4
11 letters
unrelenting4, intractable4, indomitable5
14 letters
uncompromising5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).