HyperDic: unyielding

English > 2 senses of the word unyielding:
ADJECTIVEallunyielding, dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenaciousstubbornly unyielding
allunyieldingresistant to physical force or pressure
unyielding > pronunciation
Soundsahnyiy'ldihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > unyielding: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningstubbornly unyielding.
Synonymsdogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious
Broaderstubborn, obstinate, unregeneratetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Spanishinflexible, pertinaz, porfiado, tenaz
Catalaninflexible, pertinaç, porfidiós, tenaç
Nounsunyieldingnessresoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
English > unyielding: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningresistant to physical force or pressure.
Example"an unyielding head support"
BroaderhardResisting weight or pressure
Spanishduro, severo, terminante

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