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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage
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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding
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as in rigid
incapable of or highly resistant to bending
an unyielding steel bar
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as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
despite studies showing that limits on development would hurt the local economy, the town council remained unyielding in their support for these limits
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Recent Examples of unyielding
For almost the entire match, their support was utterly unyielding.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
My Focus My own mistakes have informed my unyielding focus on family.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Most impactful is the film’s focus on the adult son of Ramirez’s victim, whose anger seems so unyielding.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In any case, that scenario finds musical expression in an unyielding melody, hardly resting over off-kilter meters.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unyielding
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
My Focus My own mistakes have informed my unyielding focus on family.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Most impactful is the film’s focus on the adult son of Ramirez’s victim, whose anger seems so unyielding.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In any case, that scenario finds musical expression in an unyielding melody, hardly resting over off-kilter meters.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unyielding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyielding
Adjective
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Her relentless pace is interrupted when a panic attack forces her to take a break.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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Ternana were relentless throughout extra-time but couldn’t find the winner.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Art and humor force us to break out of those rigid coordinates through laughter, critical thinking and refusing to conform, to consider the world in different ways.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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But Song refuses to stack the deck, including a comparable number of women whose rigid demands significantly narrow the market.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Their relationship can be difficult as AM is stubborn and likes to have her way always.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Some of these infections stop on their own, but others are too stubborn, or too serious, to leave untreated.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The two men shook hands, and Mamdani slipped away looking grim.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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Appearances aren’t deceptive; the portents are grim.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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From my perspective as a space policy expert, these events signal problems ahead for a space agency that now faces stiff competition in space exploration from the commercial sector.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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Recipe Tips for Homemade Butter Mints A stand mixer works best for getting the stiff dough smooth.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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But Rawan is adamant that solving this will need more than just high-tech products.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Furious, Julian is adamant that Gabby wasn’t on the boat with Finn and Toby.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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This could be the reason that Republicans seem determined to give them a tax cut.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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His interest in the appraisals made by determined minds informed every issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.—
Donovan Hohn
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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“Unyielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyielding. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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