unyielding
Americanadjective
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unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard.
The unyielding metal door resisted the intruder's attempts to force it open.
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not apt to give way under pressure; inflexible; firm.
Despite her injuries, she maintained an unyielding determination to complete the marathon.
adjective
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not compliant, submissive, or flexible
his unyielding attitude
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not pliable or soft
a firm and unyielding surface
Other Word Forms
- unyieldingly adverb
- unyieldingness noun
Etymology
Origin of unyielding
Example Sentences
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We can spend years — decades, even — set in our habits, and still find ourselves moved to step outside of our unyielding, Scroogey ways in pursuit of doing the right thing.
From Salon
The Latin American giant had objective reasons to rebound in 2025: An unyieldingly hawkish central bank wrestled inflation back below 5% annually.
From Barron's
Rather than fixating on Jefferson’s quill scratches, Mr. Amar illuminates how this equality ethos resonated with America’s most profound thinkers—from the fiery eloquence of Frederick Douglass to the unyielding advocacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
She had planned to be stern and unyielding in her demands, but the admiral’s compliments caught her off guard, as did his reference to poetry.
From Literature
Your father wants to do things his way, in an unyielding manner.
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