unbowed

American  

[uhn-boud] / ʌnˈbaʊd /

adjective

1. not bowed or bent.

2. not yielding or submitting, as to defeat; not subjugated.

   Even when their country was occupied, the people of Norway remained unbowed.

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unbowed British  

/ ʌnˈbaʊd /

adjective

1. not bowed or bent

2. free or unconquered

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Etymology

Origin of unbowed

1325–75; Middle English; see un- ¹ + bow ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

On the left, said Leridon, the rift between those who champion a broad united front and those who advocate for a left without France Unbowed was only going to widen.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Prosecutors on Thursday filed preliminary charges of complicity in murder against Jacques-Elie Favrot, a 25-year-old parliamentary assistant to Raphaël Arnault, a lawmaker with France Unbowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

LFI - or France Unbowed - has a bloc of some 70 MPs in the 577-member National Assembly.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Unbowed until the end, Swaggart died Tuesday at Baton Rouge General Medical Center after suffering a cardiac event on June 15, according to a statement from Megan Kelly, a family spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Now, although I was past the Middle Age, and indeed drifting into years, I was still of Unbowed Stature and great Strength, and a Personable Fellow, hardened in the furnace of Danger and Adventure.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus