unbending

The word “unbending” has 3 syllables: un-bend-ing

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈbɛndɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for unbending?

In the thesaurus, “unbending” has 159 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unbending along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for unbending

adamant
adamantine
aloof
anal-retentive
antisocial
apathetic
asocial
bloody-minded
bullheaded
buttoned-up
cantankerous
clinical
cliquey
cliquish
clubbish
cold
cold-eyed
confirmed
contrary
contumacious
cool
crisp
cussed
deaf to reason
defiant
demanding
detached
determined
diffident
disentangling
disinterested
disobedient
dispassionate
distant
do-or-die
dogged
dry
dug in
exacting
firm
formal
frosty
froward
hard
hard as nails
hard-line
hard-nosed
hard-shell
hard-shelled
hardened
hardheaded
headstrong
hell-bent
hidebound
hold the fort
hold the line
immovable
impersonal
implacable
incompliant
inconvincible
incurious
indifferent
indomitable
indrawn
inelastic
inexorable
inflexible
insubordinate
insurgent
intractable
intransigent
introverted
inveterate
invincible
iron
locked-in
misanthropic
mulish
mutinous
narrow-minded
nongregarious
obdurate
obsessive
obstinate
offish
opinionated
ossified
pat
persistent
pertinacious
perverse
pigheaded
professional
recalcitrant
recessive
reclusive
refractory
relentless
remote
reserved
resolute
resolved
reticent
rigid
self-opinionated
self-willed
set
set in stone
severe
shy
silent
single-minded
standing pat
standoff
standoffish
steadfast
stern
stiff
stiff-necked
stouthearted
straightening
strict
stubborn
taciturn
tenacious
timid
unclubbable
uncoiling
uncommunicative
uncompromising
unconcerned
unconquerable
uncooperative
uncurling
unflexible
unflinching
ungovernable
uninterested
unkinking
unmanageable
unregenerate
unrelenting
unrolling
unruly
unsociable
unsocial
unswayable
untangling
untwining
untwisting
unwinding
unyielding
uptight
wayward
wilful
willful
withdrawn
wrongheaded

Antonyms for unbending

accepting
acquiescent
affable
agreeable
amenable
amiable
arcing
bending
boon
bowing
clubable
clubbable
clubby
coiling
communicative
companionable
compliant
complying
congenial
convivial
cordial
crooking
curling
curving
docile
entwining
expansive
extraverted
extroverted
flexible
folksy
friendly
garrulous
genial
governable
gracious
gregarious
hooking
hospitable
kindly
kinking
looping
manageable
neighborly
obedient
outgoing
persuadable
placable
pliable
pliant
reasonable
receptive
relaxed
relenting
responsive
rounding
slavish
sociable
social
soft
spiraling
spiralling
submissive
subservient
swirling
talkative
temperate
tractable
turning
twining
twisting
warm
willing
winding
yielding

Meanings of unbending

adjective
1. Inflexible and not yielding.
2. Very reserved, aloof and asocial.
verb
1. To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
2. To release (a load) from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.
3. To unfasten sails from the spars or stays to which are attached for use.
4. To cast loose or untie.
5. To cease to be bent; to become straight.
6. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like.
7. To enjoy oneself; to become affable and free from formality.
noun
1. The act of one who unbends.

Example Sentences

Despite the difficult circumstances, he remained unbending in his principles.
Her father was known for his unbending commitment to honesty and integrity.
The old oak tree stood unbending against the strong winds that swept through the valley.
In negotiations, his unbending stance sometimes made compromise difficult.
The teacher's unbending rules created a disciplined atmosphere in the classroom.

On this page you'll find 234 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unbending, such as: accepting, acquiescent, adamant, adamantine, affable, agreeable, aloof.

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