unswerving

adjective

un·​swerv·​ing ˌən-ˈswər-viŋ How to pronounce unswerving (audio)
1
: not swerving or turning aside
2
: steady, unfaltering
unswerving loyalty

Examples of unswerving in a Sentence

his unswerving devotion to duty
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In China, local leaders have learned their careers depend on unswerving adherence to Mr. Xi’s edicts, including on zero Covid. Greg Ip, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022 But his unswerving support for the war has already helped precipitate a historic rupture in that space. Peter Smith, ajc, 27 Sep. 2022 Part of it is the unswerving commitment since the U.N.'s very beginnings to the principle of multilateralism, a $10 word for playing nicely with each other. Ted Anthony, ajc, 21 Sep. 2022 Rushdie was born into a nonpracticing Muslim family in India but is now an unswerving atheist. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for unswerving 

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unswerving was in 1694

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“Unswerving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unswerving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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unswerving

adjective
un·​swerv·​ing ˌən-ˈswər-viŋ How to pronounce unswerving (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not swerving or turning aside
2
: steady entry 1 sense 3a
unswerving loyalty

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