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not budge

VERB

hold one's ground

Synonyms

WEAK

hold fast persevere persist stand one's ground stay pat

VERB

refuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline ignore protest rebuff reject turn down withdraw withhold

STRONG

demur desist disaccord disallow disapprove dissent dodge evade nix regret repel reprobate repudiate shun spurn

WEAK

beg off brush off dispense with give thumbs down to hold back hold off hold out make excuses not budget not buy not care to pass up refuse to receive send off send regrets set aside turn away turn deaf ear to turn from turn one's back on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve

STRONG

agree consent endorse face meet sanction

WEAK

OK grant offer

Example Sentences

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For one thing, the state will absolutely not budge.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, did not budge and only redeemed 5%, some $620 million in all, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

But that event was for amateurs, a point on which the International Olympic Committee would not budge.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Reeves has repeatedly said she will not budge from her fiscal rules, which include not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending and seeing debt fall as a share of the UK economic output by 2029/30.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

He was gone long enough for the other guard to shift impatiently, but Tree-ear did not budge.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

not budge

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