What is another word for unyielding?
994 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnjˈiːldɪŋ], [ ʌnjˈiːldɪŋ], [ ʌ_n_j_ˈiː_l_d_ɪ_ŋ]
Unyielding is a term that refers to something that is unrelenting or steadfast. It typically refers to a particular attitude or behavior that is difficult to modify or change. Synonyms for unyielding include words such as inflexible, rigid, obstinate, and uncompromising. These terms can be used interchangeably to describe a person or situation that refuses to bend or break under pressure. Other synonyms for unyielding include unswerving, unshakeable, unmovable, tenacious, and resolute. These words all convey a sense of unshakeable determination or resolve that can be either positive or negative, depending on the context in which they are used.
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Similar words for unyielding:
- difficult (adjective)
- flinty (adjective)
- froward (adjective)
- hard-line (adjective)
- inelastic (adjective)
- insurmountable (adjective)
- obstinate (adjective)
- opinionated (adjective)
- ornery (adjective)
- resistant (adjective)
- strong (adjective)
- tight (adjective)
- unbreakable (adjective)
- unconquerable (adjective)
- unrelenting (adjective)
- unwilling (adjective)
- wooden (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- all-or-nothing (adjective)
- authoritarian (adjective)
- chronic (adjective)
- concrete (adjective)
- contumacious (adjective)
- courageous (adjective)
- decided (adjective)
- dogged (adjective)
- firm (adjective)
- grim (adjective)
- hard (adjective)
- hard-core (adjective)
- hard-nosed/hardheaded (adjective)
- hardheaded (adjective)
- headstrong (adjective)
- immovable (adjective)
- implacable (adjective)
- inalterable (adjective)
- incompliant (adjective)
- incompressible (adjective)
- indocile (adjective)
- inexorable (adjective)
- inflexible (adjective)
- intractable (adjective)
- intractable /intransigent (adjective)
- invincible (adjective)
- iron (adjective)
- merciless (adjective)
- obdurate (adjective)
- perverse (adjective)
- pig-headed (adjective)
- pitiless (adjective)
- puissant (adjective)
- refractory (adjective)
- relentless (adjective)
- remorseless (adjective)
- rigid (adjective)
- ruthless (adjective)
- set (adjective)
- solid (adjective)
- steadfast (adjective)
- steadfast, resolute (adjective)
- stern (adjective)
- stiff (adjective)
- strong-willed (adjective)
- sturdy (adjective)
- taut (adjective)
- tough (adjective)
- unbendable (adjective)
- unbending (adjective)
- unbowed (adjective)
- unceasing (adjective)
- uncompliant (adjective)
- unflinching (adjective)
- unruly (adjective)
- untoward (adjective)
- bulldog (noun)
- dour (noun)
- granitic (noun)
- antagonistic
- bigoted
- bony
- compact
- discouraging
- firm
- indestructible
- inveterate
- relentless
- stretched
- stubborn
- uncontrollable
- without end
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Unyielding:
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adj.
• difficult- Difficile ,
- backbreaker ,
- easier said than done ,
- hard-won ,
- intractable ,
- no picnic ,
- not easy ,
- up-stream ,
- upstream ,
- Operose ,
- effortful ,
- galling ,
- immense ,
- painful ,
- strenuous .
- adamant ,
- bigoted ,
- bovine ,
- brass-bound ,
- contrary ,
- hard-nosed ,
- hardheaded ,
- hidebound ,
- mulish ,
- obstinate ,
- opinionative ,
- pertinacious ,
- refractory ,
- stubborn ,
- tenacious ,
- uncompromising .
- hard as nails ,
- heavy-duty ,
- in fine feather ,
- take charge ,
- well-built ,
- iron-willed ,
- well-founded ,
- well-made .
- averse ,
- balky ,
- defiant ,
- disinclined ,
- hesitant ,
- indisposed ,
- irreconcilable ,
- loath ,
- non-consenting ,
- noncooperative ,
- opposed ,
- recalcitrant ,
- reluctant ,
- squeamish ,
- uncomplying ,
- unconsenting ,
- uncooperative ,
- unhelpful ,
- unwilling .
- Unhandy ,
- heavy handed ,
- heavyhanded ,
- in elegant ,
- in-elegant ,
- un gainlier ,
- un gainliest ,
- un gainly ,
- un handier ,
- un handiest ,
- un handy ,
- un-gainly ,
- un-handier ,
- un-handy ,
- unhandier ,
- unhandiest .
- deep rooted ,
- deep seated ,
- deeprooted ,
- deepseated ,
- enduring ,
- ever present ,
- everpresent ,
- habitual ,
- in born ,
- in bred ,
- in curable ,
- in eradicable ,
- in grained ,
- in-born ,
- in-bred ,
- in-curable ,
- in-eradicable ,
- in-grained ,
- long lived ,
- long standing ,
- longlived ,
- more ever present ,
- more ever-present ,
- more everpresent ,
- more inbred ,
- more persisting ,
- more recurring ,
- more unabating ,
- most ever present ,
- most ever-present ,
- most everpresent ,
- most inbred ,
- most persisting ,
- most recurring ,
- most unabating ,
- persistent ,
- pro longed ,
- pro-longed ,
- re current ,
- re curring ,
- re-current ,
- re-curring ,
- settled ,
- un abating ,
- un mitigated ,
- un-abating ,
- un-mitigated .
- Poured ,
- more caked ,
- more calcified ,
- more cemented ,
- more compressed ,
- more concrete ,
- more congealed ,
- more conglomerated ,
- more consolidated ,
- more indurate ,
- more poured ,
- more precast ,
- more solidified ,
- more steeled ,
- most caked ,
- most calcified ,
- most cemented ,
- most compressed ,
- most congealed ,
- most conglomerated ,
- most consolidated ,
- most indurate ,
- most poured ,
- most precast ,
- most solidified ,
- most steeled ,
- pre cast ,
- set stone .
- de liberate ,
- de-liberate ,
- in tent ,
- iron jawed ,
- iron-jawed ,
- ironjawed ,
- more iron jawed ,
- more iron-jawed ,
- more ironjawed ,
- more resolved ,
- more strong minded ,
- more strong-minded ,
- more strongminded ,
- most iron jawed ,
- most iron-jawed ,
- most ironjawed ,
- most resolved ,
- most strong minded ,
- most strong-minded ,
- most strongminded ,
- re solved ,
- re-solved ,
- strong minded ,
- strongminded ,
- un faltering ,
- un hesitating ,
- un wavering ,
- un-faltering ,
- un-hesitating ,
- un-wavering .
- more perseverant ,
- more perseverative ,
- most perseverant ,
- most perseverative ,
- single minded ,
- staunch ,
- un flagging ,
- un shakable ,
- un-flagging ,
- un-shakable .
- close grained ,
- closegrained ,
- ex act ,
- ex-act ,
- fine grained ,
- finegrained ,
- more close grained ,
- more close-grained ,
- more closegrained ,
- more fine grained ,
- more fine-grained ,
- more finegrained ,
- more jelled ,
- more never failing ,
- more never-failing ,
- more neverfailing ,
- more nonporous ,
- more stipulated ,
- more undeviating ,
- most close grained ,
- most close-grained ,
- most closegrained ,
- most fine grained ,
- most fine-grained ,
- most finegrained ,
- most jelled ,
- most never failing ,
- most never-failing ,
- most neverfailing ,
- most nonporous ,
- most stipulated ,
- most undeviating ,
- never failing ,
- neverfailing ,
- non porous ,
- non-porous ,
- pre vailing ,
- un changeable ,
- un deviating ,
- un qualified ,
- un shaken ,
- un-changeable ,
- un-deviating ,
- un-qualified ,
- un-shaken .
- forbidding ,
- fore boding ,
- fore-boding ,
- grisly ,
- more foreboding ,
- more glowering ,
- more scowling ,
- more splenetic ,
- most crabbed ,
- most foreboding ,
- most glowering ,
- most scowling ,
- most splenetic ,
- splenetic .
- de voted ,
- de-voted ,
- dyed in the wool ,
- more unwaivering ,
- most unwaivering ,
- un compromising ,
- un-compromising .
- hard nosed ,
- levelheaded ,
- more hard nosed ,
- more tough nut ,
- more tough-nut ,
- more toughnut ,
- more unsentimental ,
- most hardheaded ,
- most tough nut ,
- most tough-nut ,
- most toughnut ,
- most unsentimental ,
- toughnut ,
- un sentimental ,
- un-sentimental .
- hardshell ,
- head strong ,
- headstrong ,
- lockedin ,
- more locked in ,
- more locked-in ,
- more lockedin ,
- more murder ,
- more self willed ,
- more self-willed ,
- more selfwilled ,
- most locked in ,
- most locked-in ,
- most lockedin ,
- most murder ,
- most self willed ,
- most self-willed ,
- most selfwilled ,
- muler ,
- mulest ,
- self willed ,
- selfwilled ,
- un controllable ,
- un governable ,
- un-controllable ,
- un-governable .
- more immotile ,
- more unmodifiable ,
- most immotile ,
- most unmodifiable ,
- set concrete ,
- stick guns ,
- un alterable ,
- un modifiable ,
- un-alterable ,
- un-modifiable ,
- unmodifiable .
- more ironfisted ,
- most ironfisted ,
- un appeasable ,
- un forgiving ,
- un-appeasable ,
- un-forgiving ,
- unforgiving .
- bound determined ,
- in escapable ,
- in exorable ,
- in-escapable ,
- in-exorable ,
- like death taxes ,
- un movable ,
- un-movable .
- Unswayable ,
- in flexible ,
- in-flexible ,
- more unadaptable ,
- more unswayable ,
- most unadaptable ,
- most unswayable ,
- set in one ways ,
- set in ones ways ,
- set in ways ,
- set one ways ,
- set one's ways ,
- set ones ways ,
- set ways ,
- stand ground ,
- stand one ground ,
- stand ones ground ,
- un adaptable ,
- un swayable ,
- un-adaptable ,
- un-swayable .
- bull headed ,
- in tractable ,
- in-tractable ,
- more bull headed ,
- more bull-headed ,
- most bull headed ,
- most bull-headed .
- in soluble ,
- in-soluble ,
- most intransigent ,
- un cooperative ,
- un disciplined ,
- un manageable ,
- un pliable ,
- un pliabler ,
- un pliablest ,
- un-cooperative ,
- un-disciplined ,
- un-manageable ,
- un-pliable ,
- un-pliabler ,
- un-pliablest ,
- unpliabler ,
- unpliablest .
- in superable ,
- in vincible ,
- in violable ,
- in vulnerable ,
- in-superable ,
- in-vincible ,
- in-violable ,
- in-vulnerable ,
- irresistible ,
- more bulletproof ,
- more unattackable ,
- more undefeatable ,
- more unsurmountable ,
- most bulletproof ,
- most unattackable ,
- most undefeatable ,
- most unsurmountable ,
- un assailable ,
- un attackable ,
- un beatable ,
- un surmountable ,
- un touchable ,
- un-assailable ,
- un-attackable ,
- un-beatable ,
- un-surmountable ,
- un-touchable ,
- untouchable .
- dog eat dog ,
- having killer instinct ,
- in humane ,
- in-humane ,
- iron fisted ,
- more iron fisted ,
- more iron-fisted ,
- most iron fisted ,
- most iron-fisted ,
- un feeling ,
- un merciful ,
- un pitying ,
- un sparing ,
- un-merciful ,
- un-pitying ,
- un-sparing ,
- uncalledfor ,
- unsparing .
- hard hearted ,
- more bullhead ,
- more hard hearted ,
- more hard-hearted ,
- more stiff necked ,
- more stiff-necked ,
- more stiffnecked ,
- more unimpressible ,
- most bullhead ,
- most hard hearted ,
- most hard-hearted ,
- most stiff necked ,
- most stiff-necked ,
- most stiffnecked ,
- most unimpressible ,
- stiff necked ,
- stiffnecked ,
- thick skinned ,
- thickskinned ,
- tough nut crack ,
- un compassionate ,
- un emotional ,
- un impressible ,
- un-compassionate ,
- un-emotional ,
- un-impressible .
- bad tempered ,
- badtempered ,
- de generate ,
- de-generate ,
- dis obedient ,
- dis-obedient ,
- un healthier ,
- un healthiest ,
- un healthy ,
- un reasonable ,
- un-healthiest ,
- un-healthy ,
- un-reasonable .
- hangtough ,
- in human ,
- in-human ,
- more hang tough ,
- more hang-tough ,
- more hangtough ,
- more unstoppable ,
- most hang tough ,
- most hang-tough ,
- most hangtough ,
- most unstoppable ,
- stop at nothing ,
- stop nothing ,
- un stoppable ,
- un-stoppable ,
- unstoppable .
- hard bitten ,
- in sensitive ,
- in tolerant ,
- in-sensitive ,
- more uncontrite ,
- more unregenerate ,
- more unrepenting ,
- most uncontrite ,
- most unregenerate ,
- most unrepenting ,
- un contrite ,
- un regenerate ,
- un remitting ,
- un repenting ,
- un-contrite ,
- un-remitting ,
- un-repenting .
- de finite ,
- de-finite ,
- in variable ,
- in-variable ,
- more chiseled ,
- more unpermissive ,
- most chiseled ,
- most unpermissive ,
- strait laced ,
- un moving ,
- un permissive ,
- un-moving ,
- un-permissive ,
- unpermissive .
- Sited ,
- hard and fast ,
- hard fast ,
- located ,
- more positioned ,
- more sited ,
- more situate ,
- most positioned ,
- most sited ,
- most situate .
- in tense ,
- in tenser ,
- in-tense ,
- in-tenser ,
- in-tensest ,
- liege ,
- re liabler ,
- re liablest ,
- re-liable ,
- re-liabler ,
- re-liablest ,
- steadfast ,
- true-blue ,
- trueblue ,
- un questioning ,
- un swerving ,
- un-questioning ,
- un-swerving .
- be numbed ,
- be-numbed ,
- creakiest ,
- more annealed ,
- more arthritic ,
- more buckram ,
- more chilled ,
- more contracted ,
- more immalleable ,
- more impliable ,
- more numbed ,
- more rheumatic ,
- more starched ,
- more thickened ,
- more unflexible ,
- most annealed ,
- most arthritic ,
- most buckram ,
- most chilled ,
- most contracted ,
- most immalleable ,
- most impliable ,
- most numbed ,
- most rheumatic ,
- most starched ,
- most thickened ,
- most unflexible ,
- stiff as board ,
- un flexible ,
- un graceful ,
- un supple ,
- un suppler ,
- un supplest ,
- un-flexible ,
- un-graceful ,
- un-supple ,
- un-suppler ,
- un-supplest ,
- unsupple ,
- unsuppler ,
- unsupplest .
- built last ,
- more powerhouse ,
- more strong arm ,
- more strong-arm ,
- more strongarm ,
- most powerhouse ,
- most strong arm ,
- most strong-arm ,
- most strongarm ,
- strongarm .
- hard shelled ,
- hardshelled ,
- in digestible ,
- in-digestible ,
- more cohesive ,
- more hard shelled ,
- more hard-shelled ,
- more hardshelled ,
- more molded ,
- more ruffianly ,
- more withstanding ,
- most cohesive ,
- most hard shelled ,
- most hard-shelled ,
- most hardshelled ,
- most molded ,
- most ruffianly ,
- most withstanding ,
- no piece cake ,
- no piece of cake ,
- with standing ,
- with-standing .
- do die ,
- hold fort ,
- hold line ,
- hold one ground ,
- hold ones ground ,
- re served ,
- re-served ,
- standing ground ,
- standing one ground ,
- standing one's ground ,
- standing ones ground ,
- sticking guns ,
- sticking one guns ,
- sticking one's guns ,
- sticking ones guns ,
- sticking to guns ,
- sticking to one guns ,
- sticking to ones guns ,
- un bending ,
- un-bending .
- more day and night ,
- more day-and-night ,
- most day and night ,
- most day-and-night ,
- never ending ,
- un ceasing ,
- un ending ,
- un interrupted ,
- un-ceasing ,
- un-ending .
- more unblinking ,
- more unintimidated ,
- more unshrinking ,
- most unblinking ,
- most unintimidated ,
- most unshrinking ,
- un blinking ,
- un flinching ,
- un intimidated ,
- un shrinking ,
- un-blinking ,
- un-flinching ,
- un-intimidated ,
- un-shrinking .
- dis orderly ,
- dis-orderly ,
- in corrigible ,
- in temperate ,
- in-corrigible ,
- in-temperate ,
- out control ,
- out line .
- Star-crossed ,
- ill starred ,
- illstarred ,
- in auspicious ,
- in convenient ,
- in opportune ,
- in-auspicious ,
- in-convenient ,
- in-opportune ,
- mis fortunate ,
- mis-fortunate ,
- more misfortunate ,
- most misfortunate ,
- star crossed ,
- starcrossed ,
- un favorable ,
- un fortunate ,
- un happier ,
- un happiest ,
- un happy ,
- un luckier ,
- un luckiest ,
- un lucky ,
- un propitious ,
- un timelier ,
- un timeliest ,
- un timely ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-fortunate ,
- un-happy ,
- un-luckier ,
- un-lucky ,
- un-timelier ,
- un-timeliest ,
- un-timely .
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- resist .
- dour .
Other synonyms:
- Incompliant ,
- adamantine ,
- authoritarian ,
- brassbound ,
- difficult ,
- erectile ,
- hardline ,
- marble ,
- rigor ,
- rock-hard ,
- stiffly ,
- stringent ,
- tough love ,
- uncompliant .
- concrete ,
- die-hard ,
- exacting ,
- impenetrable ,
- intransigent ,
- iron ,
- packed ,
- permanent ,
- repulsive ,
- rock-solid ,
- solidity ,
- strident ,
- strong .
- demanding ,
- erect ,
- hardened ,
- rebellious ,
- severe .
Other relevant words:
- hard .
- taut .
- Caked ,
- Calcified ,
- Conglomerated ,
- Hard-hearted ,
- Impliable ,
- Iron-fisted ,
- Perseverant ,
- Pig-headed ,
- Starched ,
- Steeler ,
- Unflexible ,
- Unimpressible ,
- Unpliable ,
- Unrepenting ,
- all-or-nothing ,
- arthritic ,
- buckram ,
- built to last ,
- bull-headed ,
- bulletproof ,
- bullhead ,
- by the book ,
- close-grained ,
- coldblooded ,
- contumacious ,
- creakier ,
- creaky ,
- day and night ,
- day-and-night ,
- dead set ,
- dead set on ,
- decided ,
- die hard ,
- do or die ,
- dogged ,
- ever-present ,
- ferric ,
- ferrous ,
- fine-grained ,
- firm ,
- go for broke ,
- grim ,
- hang in ,
- hang-tough ,
- hard core ,
- hard shell ,
- hard-core ,
- hard-line ,
- hard-shelled ,
- hardbitten ,
- hardnosed ,
- having a killer instinct ,
- head-strong ,
- hell bent on ,
- hold ground ,
- hold the fort ,
- immotile ,
- implacable ,
- inalterable ,
- incompressible ,
- indocile ,
- inelastic ,
- inexorable ,
- inflexible ,
- inhumane ,
- invincible ,
- ironfisted ,
- like death and taxes ,
- lingering ,
- locked in ,
- locked-in ,
- longstanding ,
- mean machine ,
- merciless ,
- misfortunate ,
- mule ,
- mullish ,
- never-failing ,
- neverending ,
- no going back ,
- non-stop ,
- nonporous ,
- obdurate ,
- out of line ,
- perseverative ,
- perverse ,
- pigheaded ,
- powerhouse ,
- pre-cast ,
- precast ,
- protracted ,
- relentless ,
- resolute ,
- restive ,
- rheumatic ,
- rigid ,
- round the clock ,
- ruffianly ,
- ruthless ,
- self-willed ,
- set ,
- set in concrete ,
- set in one's ways ,
- set in stone ,
- singleminded ,
- stand one's ground ,
- stick to guns ,
- sticking to one's guns ,
- stiff ,
- stiff as a board ,
- strong arm ,
- strong-minded ,
- strong-willed ,
- tightly drawn ,
- tough ,
- tough as nails ,
- tough nut ,
- tough nut to crack ,
- tough-nut ,
- tyrannic ,
- un-regenerate ,
- unabating ,
- unadaptable ,
- unattackable ,
- unbendable ,
- unbending ,
- unblinking ,
- unceasing ,
- uncontrite ,
- undefeatable ,
- undeviating ,
- unintimidated ,
- unregenerate ,
- unrelenting ,
- unsentimental ,
- unshrinking ,
- unsurmountable ,
- untoward ,
- unwaivering ,
- willful ,
- without pity ,
- wooden .
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How to use "Unyielding" in context?
Many people have the misconception that being unyielding is a bad thing. In reality, unyielding determination can be a powerful tool. When faced with a challenge, being unyielding allows you to focus on the task at hand, and achieve your goals.
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Independent
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Adjective
abiding, staunch, stiff, unbreakable, unbroken, unfailing, unrelenting, unswerving.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
abiding, hardening, unfailing, unrelenting, Refusing.
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Adjective
adamant, rigid, single-minded, steadfast, tough, uncompromising, unflinching, unshakable, unwavering, unshakeable.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
uncompromising, unflinching, unswerving, unwavering.
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