unyielding

adjective

un·​yield·​ing ˌən-ˈyēl-diŋ 

1

: characterized by firmness or obduracy

2

: characterized by lack of softness or flexibility

unyieldingly

ˌən-ˈyēl-diŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• determined
• dogged
• grim
• implacable
• relentless
• unappeasable
• unflinching
• unrelenting

Examples of unyielding in a Sentence

the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage

knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding

Recent Examples on the Web

Although Hamas repeatedly declined to agree to the framework of this ceasefire agreement that President Biden announced in May of 2024, the unyielding and ironclad alliance between the United States and Israel ultimately persuaded Hamas to capitulate. —Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025

His upbringing left him with a speech impediment and an unyielding desire to make something of his life. —airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024

The ancient Ho-Chunk, who also inhabited modern-day Illinois and elsewhere, then turned to the arrow-straight elm, despite its unyielding, hardwood structure. —Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024

Hope for a world where vines would one day flourish, strong and unyielding, in the place of mines. —Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

unyielding

adjective

un·​yield·​ing ˌən-ˈyē(ə)l-diŋ 

ˈən-

1

: not soft or flexible : hard

2

: marked by firmness or stubbornness