unyielding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot
  2. adjective resistant to physical force or pressure

Etymology

From un- + yielding.

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Synonyms

dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious

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