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What is another word for unbending?

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Adjective

Inflexible and not yielding

Stubbornly, and usually unreasonably, holding to an opinion, decision or purpose

Reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes

Without pity or compassion

Not easy to please or satisfy

Too powerful to be defeated or overcome

Very severe or serious

Direct, straight, or unbending in shape or trajectory

To a total, utter or complete degree

Unable to be affected by something

Present participle for to make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position

Present participle for to relax or become less reserved, formal, or strict

Present participle for to do something that one regards as below one's dignity or level of importance

Present participle for to open or spread out, especially from a folded position

(rare) Present participle for to become less reserved in character or behavior

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Adjective

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Inflexible and not yielding

as straight as an arrow

chiseled^US

chiselled^UK

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“His unbending stance on the issue made it clear that he would not compromise under any circumstances.”

Adjective

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Stubbornly, and usually unreasonably, holding to an opinion, decision or purpose

standing one's ground

dug in

hard as nails

standing pat

sticking to one's guns

full of determination

focused^US

as stubborn as a mule

focussed^UK

fossilized^US

fossilised^UK

galvanized^US

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

galvanised^UK

proof against persuasion

sombre^UK

somber^US

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

committed to the idea of

not subject to change

fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians

not backward in coming forward

full of get-up-and-go

clearly defined

tried and true

clear-cut

having killer instinct

beyond a shadow of a doubt

meaning what one says

intensely competitive

as tough as old boots

recognized^US

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

nose to the grindstone

colourful^UK

colorful^US

honorable^US

honourable^UK

recognised^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of beans

full of vim and vigour

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“Despite numerous pleas and compelling evidence, the unbending judge refused to reconsider his harsh sentence.”

Adjective

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Reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes

keeping people at arm's length

wintery^UK

wintry^US

unwilling to mix with other people

colourless^UK

colorless^US

cool, calm and collected

gray^US

grey^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

emotionally unavailable

unfavorable^US

with both feet on the ground

without fear or favour

rolling with the punches

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“If Beijing sticks to its unbending attitude on the textbook issue, Japan and China will never be able to resolve the dispute.”

Adjective

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Without pity or compassion

with a heart of stone

toughened by experience

hard-shelled

as tough as old boots

rubbing the wrong way

ill-humored^US

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

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Adjective

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Not easy to please or satisfy

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Adjective

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Too powerful to be defeated or overcome

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Adjective

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Very severe or serious

out of all proportion

too many

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Adjective

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Direct, straight, or unbending in shape or trajectory

as straight as an arrow

like an arrow

in a line

Adjective

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To a total, utter or complete degree

without qualification

focused^US

focussed^UK

untrammeled^US

lock stock and barrel

stick out like sore thumb

to the exclusion of everything else

as sure as eggs is eggs

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Adjective

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Unable to be affected by something

Verb

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Present participle for to make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position

“Simply use this handy tool to unbend the wire and straighten it by pressing it with the nose of the pliers.”

Verb

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Present participle for to relax or become less reserved, formal, or strict

letting it all hang out

making yourself at home

letting your hair down

getting some shut-eye

snatching forty winks

relaxing your efforts

cooling down

catching one's breath

suspending proceedings

coming to a standstill

shutting down

winding up

breaking off

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“If you would just unbend a little, you might find real happiness.”

Verb

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Present participle for to do something that one regards as below one's dignity or level of importance

Verb

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Present participle for to open or spread out, especially from a folded position

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

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Verb

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(rare) Present participle for to become less reserved in character or behavior

becoming less reserved

loosening up

becoming more sociable

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