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UNBENDING Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word unbending. (exact relations)
There are 24 hypernyms of the word unbending. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for UNBENDING

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adamant
adjectiveadj
noun

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

adjective satellite

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

firm
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

adverb

• with resolute determination

adjective satellite

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• not soft or yielding to pressure

• strong and sure

• not subject to revision or change

• (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

• securely established

• possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

verb

• become taut or tauter

• make taut or tauter

immovable
adjectiveadj
noun

• property consisting of houses and land

adjective satellite

• not able or intended to be moved

inflexible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• incapable of change

• not making concessions

• resistant to being bent

adjective satellite

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

resolute
adjectiveadj
adjective

• firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

adjective satellite

• characterized by quickness and firmness

rigid
adjectiveadj
adjective

• designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

adjective satellite

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• incapable of compromise or flexibility

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

• fixed and unmoving

steadfast
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• firm and dependable especially in loyalty

stiff
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

noun

• an ordinary man

• the dead body of a human being

adverb

• to a great degree

• in a stiff manner

adjective satellite

• not moving or operating freely

• strong, vigorous

• rigidly formal

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• very drunk

unbowed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• erect in posture

• not forced to bow down to a conqueror

unflinching
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not shrinking from danger

unyielding
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

relax
verbv
verb

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast

decompress
verbv
verb

• restore to its uncompressed form

• decrease the pressure of

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

straighten
verbv
verb

• straighten up or out; make straight

• make straight

• get up from a sitting or slouching position

• put (things or places) in order

• straighten by unrolling

• make straight or straighter

unwind
verbv
verb

• reverse the winding or twisting of

• separate the tangles of

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• cause to feel relaxed

loosen up
verbv
verb

• cause to become unblocked

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• cause to feel relaxed

slow down
verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• reduce the speed of

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

Best Hypernyms For UNBENDING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for unbending, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
determination firmness immovability inflexibility intransigence loose loosen obstinacy perseverance relax rigidity steadfastness straighten strictness turn unfasten unlax unstrain unwind
Phrases (5)
change posturechange stateloosen upmake relaxedstraighten out

Alternatives for ADAMANT

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