unbending

[uhn-ben-ding] / ʌnˈbɛn dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

rigid, tough

Synonyms

STRONG

crisp firm obstinate reserved

WEAK

aloof distant do-or-die dug in formal hard as nails hard-line hold one's ground hold the fort hold the line incompliant inelastic inexorable inflexible intractable locked-in obdurate relentless resolute set in stone severe single-minded standing one's ground standing pat sticking to one's guns stiff strict stubborn uncompromising unflexible unrelenting unswayable unyielding uptight

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible soft yielding

WEAK

bending pliable pliant relaxed

Example Sentences

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Unbending and pugnacious in his artistic actions, Mr. Pavlensky is surprisingly gentle in person, though his sunken cheeks and shaved head, scarred from the fight on New Year’s Eve, give him an intimidating air.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2020

Unbending loyalty knit them all to the man whose name was plastered on the building.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2018

Unbending a bit, Thuy and his aides even took in the horse races at the fashionable Auteuil track in the Bois de Boulogne.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unbending more than is his wont, Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams, in modified rustic garb, steered Mrs. Rocco Siciliano, wife of a White House aide, through the galumphing podner-swinging of a square dance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unbending resolution was reflected in her stern look.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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