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单词 unyielding
释义

unyielding


un·yield·ing

U0128100 (ŭn-yēl′dĭng)adj.1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible: "She lay on the unyielding concrete of the steps" (T. Coraghessan Boyle).2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable: "the unyielding grip of war" (James Carroll).3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute: an unyielding champion of civil rights.
un·yield′ing·ly adv.

unyielding

(ʌnˈjiːldɪŋ) adj1. not compliant, submissive, or flexible: his unyielding attitude. 2. not pliable or soft: a firm and unyielding surface.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.unyielding - stubbornly unyieldingunyielding - stubbornly unyielding; "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"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, persistentobstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
2.unyielding - resistant to physical force or pressure; "an unyielding head support"hard - resisting weight or pressure

unyielding

adjective1. firm, tough, rigid, hardline, uncompromising, determined, relentless, adamant, stubborn, staunch, resolute, intractable, inflexible, inexorable, steadfast, obstinate, unwavering, immovable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked his unyielding attitude on this subject
firm yielding, compromising, flexible, cooperative, adaptable, compliant, movable, tractable
2. hard, firm, solid, stiff, inflexible, unbending, unmoving, non-flexible, unpliable He sat on the edge of an unyielding armchair.
hard yielding, flexible, movable

unyielding

adjective1. Not changing shape or bending:inelastic, inflexible, rigid, stiff, unbending.2. Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence:constant, determined, firm, resolute, steadfast, steady, stiff, tough, unbending, uncompromising, unflinching, unwavering.3. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, tough.4. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.
Translations

unyielding


Related to unyielding: unyieldingly, ungoverned
  • adj

Synonyms for unyielding

adj firm

Synonyms

  • firm
  • tough
  • rigid
  • hardline
  • uncompromising
  • determined
  • relentless
  • adamant
  • stubborn
  • staunch
  • resolute
  • intractable
  • inflexible
  • inexorable
  • steadfast
  • obstinate
  • unwavering
  • immovable
  • unbending
  • obdurate
  • stiff-necked

Antonyms

  • yielding
  • compromising
  • flexible
  • cooperative
  • adaptable
  • compliant
  • movable
  • tractable

adj hard

Synonyms

  • hard
  • firm
  • solid
  • stiff
  • inflexible
  • unbending
  • unmoving
  • non-flexible
  • unpliable

Antonyms

  • yielding
  • flexible
  • movable

Synonyms for unyielding

adj not changing shape or bending

Synonyms

  • inelastic
  • inflexible
  • rigid
  • stiff
  • unbending

adj indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence

Synonyms

  • constant
  • determined
  • firm
  • resolute
  • steadfast
  • steady
  • stiff
  • tough
  • unbending
  • uncompromising
  • unflinching
  • unwavering

adj rigorous and unsparing in treating others

Synonyms

  • demanding
  • exacting
  • hard
  • harsh
  • rigid
  • severe
  • stern
  • strict
  • tough

adj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will

Synonyms

  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • brassbound
  • die-hard
  • grim
  • implacable
  • incompliant
  • inexorable
  • inflexible
  • intransigent
  • iron
  • obdurate
  • relentless
  • remorseless
  • rigid
  • stubborn
  • unbendable
  • unbending
  • uncompliant
  • uncompromising
  • unrelenting

Synonyms for unyielding

adj stubbornly unyielding

Synonyms

  • dogged
  • dour
  • pertinacious
  • tenacious
  • persistent

Related Words

  • obstinate
  • stubborn
  • unregenerate

adj resistant to physical force or pressure

Related Words

  • hard
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