unbowed

[uhn-boud]

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.

unbowed

/ ʌnˈbaʊd /

adjective

1. not bowed or bent

2. free or unconquered

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbowed¹

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

Example Sentences

As long as the Jewish state stands on the front lines of civilization, the United States must remain at its side, unwavering, unbowed and unashamed.

From Los Angeles Times

His supporters, unsurprisingly, have been buoyed by both his jokes and his unbowed tone.

From BBC

All of us living in battered, unbowed Los Angeles could use a dose of the restorative right about now.

From Los Angeles Times

The PTI is consistently popular and able to mobilise, and seems unbowed by the pressure.

From BBC

They are keen to push the message that his 365 days behind bars have left him unbowed.

From BBC