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unyielding

adjectiveC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,384 of 15,258neutral

Unyielding means refusing to bend or give way. Under pressure, and not moving.

It works physically, so unyielding rock and an unyielding surface give nothing when you push. It works on people just as well, and an unyielding opponent will not compromise, which can be praise or complaint depending on which side you are on. It takes in when a subject is named. The verb yield means to give way, and it also means to produce, as in a crop yielding well, which is a quite separate sense.

Definitions of unyielding

  1. 1adjectiveunyieldingRefusing to bend, give way or compromise.C1

    “She was unyielding on the question of price.”

Where it comes from

From un- + yielding.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Man Called Ove, A Song of Ice and Fire

First appears in chapter 8 of A Man Called Ove.

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unyielding in the wild

  • The harsh, unyielding climate of Western Australia dominates the actions and events of this thriller.

    Dirt Music

  • Stephens commented that the painting depicted the conflict between the unyielding and steadfast willpower of Moses, and the physical and emotional exhaustion of his companions.

    Victory O Lord!

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.