UNYIELDING
Dictionary entry overview: What does unyielding mean? • UNYIELDING (adjective)
The adjective UNYIELDING has 2 senses:
1. stubbornly unyielding
2. resistant to physical force or pressure
Familiarity information: UNYIELDING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNYIELDING (adjective)
Meaning:
Stubbornly unyielding
Synonyms:
dogged; dour; pertinacious; unyielding; tenacious
Context examples:
dogged persistence / dour determination / the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics / a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it / men tenacious of opinion
Similar:
obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
Meaning:
Resistant to physical force or pressure
Context example:
an unyielding head support
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
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