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[ uhn-boud ] / ʌnˈbaʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unbowed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot bowed or bent. not yielding or submitting, as to defeat; not subjugated: Even when their country was occupied, the people of Norway remained unbowed. Origin of unbowed1325–75; Middle English; see un-1 + bow1 + -ed2 Words nearby unbowedunborn, unbosom, unbothered, unbound, unbounded, unbowed, unbox, unbrace, unbraid, unbranded, unbreakable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unbowedThen Hezbollah fought them to a draw, emerging bloodied but unbowed, and with more credibility than ever. Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia’s Gatsby, Master Spy|Christopher Dickey|November 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST “Unbowed, undaunted, defiant, and committed are the words that shout out when looking at these remarkable photographs,” he wrote. Bryan Adams’s Unlikely, Compelling Portrait Photography Book ‘Wounded’|Nico Hines|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Roy was unbowed and responded, “Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds.” India's Free-Speech Crisis|Basharat Peer|November 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST Though unsuccessful in her first foray into national politics, unbowed, Palin has shown more mettle at times than President Obama. Stop Calling Them Sluts|Mark McKinnon|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Gbowee inspired us with her unbowed faith in the coming victory of a democracy firmly based in our collective humanity. The Grim Truth About Africa|Stanley Crouch|April 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST Thus they came back, the Irish Tynesiders, with bloody but unbowed heads. The Irish on the Somme|Michael MacDonagh And withal, you stand before me stalwart and unbowed, young blood still in your veins. What Will He Do With It, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Here was the man who had not winced or cried aloud, whose spirit was unbowed beneath the bludgeonings of life. A Lost Cause|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull His brow was unwrinkled, his piercing eye undimmed, and his tall figure majestic and unbowed. Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart|Caroline Lee Hentz If the Colonel were no longer with him, still his head was bloody but unbowed—and he would fight on to the end.
British Dictionary definitions for unbowed
adjectivenot bowed or bent free or unconquered Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unboweddetermined, stubborn, triumphant, unyielding, resisting, resolved, erect, straight, upright, unbent |