Definitions

budge

[buhj] / bʌdʒ /

VERB

dislodge from staid position

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bend

STRONG

change convince inch influence locomote move persuade propel push remove roll shift slide stir sway yield

WEAK

change position give way

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade fix hinder hold keep leave alone prevent remain repress stay steady stop suppress

Example Sentences

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When the shopper pushed for the advertised price, the dealer wouldn’t budge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

For one thing, the state will absolutely not budge.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

The stock barely reacted to results of an experiment with the Cleveland Clinic at the start of the month, and didn’t budge when IBM released data from a neutron scattering experiment in March.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Powell and the committee refused to budge until they were ready.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

She tried to dump out the liquid, but it didn’t budge.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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