Meaning of unyielding in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   unyielding

   Definitions

   1. stubbornly unyielding

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • stubborn
2. 2. refusing to give way or compromise

   Examples

   • « unyielding determination »

   Synonyms

   • uncompromising
   • inflexible
3. 3. having austere inflexibility

   Examples

   • « a flinty manner »
   • « granitic morality »
   • « his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes- Marchette Chute »

   Synonyms

   • inflexible