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unbending

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Main Entry: unbending
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: rigid, tough

Synonyms:

aloof, crisp, distant, do or die, dug in, firm, formal, hard as nails, hard-line, hold one's ground, hold the fort, hold the line, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, locked in, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, reserved, resolute, set in stone, severe, single-minded, standing one's ground, standing pat, sticking to one's guns, stiff, strict, stubborn, uncompromising, unflexible, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding, uptight

Antonyms:

bending, flexible, pliable, pliant, relaxed, soft
Main Entry: adamant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unyielding

Synonyms:

determined, firm, fixed, hanging tough, hard-nosed, immovable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, intransigent, obdurate, pat, relentless, resolute, rigid, set, set in stone, standing pat, stiff, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unshakable, unswayable

Antonyms:

flexible, pliant, submissive, yielding
Main Entry: balky
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: uncooperative

Synonyms:

averse, contrary, hesitant, immovable, indisposed, inflexible, intractable, loath, negative, negativistic, obstinate, ornery, perverse, reluctant, stubborn, unbending, unmanageable, unpredictable, unruly

Antonyms:

cooperative
Main Entry: callous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: cruel, insensitive

Synonyms:

apathetic, blind to, careless, case-hardened, cold, cold-blooded, deaf to, hard, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, impassive, impenitent, indifferent, indurated, inflexible, insensate, insensible, insensitive, insentient, inured, obdurate, soulless, spiritless, stiff, stony, stubborn, thick-skinned, torpid, tough, toughened, unaffected, unbending, uncaring, uncompassionate, unconcerned, unfeeling, unimpressionable, unresponsive, unsusceptible, unsympathetic
Notes: callus is a hard patch of skin; callous is an adjective meaning 'indifferent to suffering' or 'hardened'

Antonyms:

compassionate, feeling, kind, nice, sensitive, sympathetic, tender
Main Entry: condescend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stoop, humble oneself

Synonyms:

accommodate, accord, acquiesce, agree, be courteous, bend, come down off high horse, comply, concede, degrade oneself, deign, demean oneself, descend, favor, grant, high hat, lower oneself, oblige, see fit, submit, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, unbend, vouchsafe, yield

Antonyms:

rise above
Main Entry: decided
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: determined, strong-willed

Synonyms:

assertive, bent, certain, cocksure, decisive, deliberate, earnest, emphatic, established, firm, fixed, inflexible, intent, iron-jawed, mulish, positive, purposeful, resolute, resolved, serious, set, settled, strong-minded, sure, unbending, unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering, unyielding

Antonyms:

deferential, delaying, hesitant, postponing, procrastinating, undecided
Main Entry: dogged
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: determined, persistent

Synonyms:

adamant, bullheaded, firm, hanging tough, hard-nosed, hardheaded, indefatigable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, perseverant, perseverative, persevering, pertinacious, pigheaded, relentless, resolute, rigid, single-minded, staunch, steadfast, steady, stubborn, tenacious, tough nut, unbending, unflagging, unshakable, unyielding

Antonyms:

indifferent, irresolute, undetermined, yielding
Main Entry: extreme
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: beyond reason and convention

Synonyms:

absolute, desperate, dire, downright, drastic, egregious, exaggerated, exceptional, excessive, extraordinary, extravagant, fabulous, fanatical, flagrant, gross, harsh, immoderate, improper, imprudent, inordinate, intemperate, irrational, nonsensical, out of proportion, out-and-out, outrageous, overkill, preposterous, rabid, radical, remarkable, rigid, severe, sheer, stern, strict, thorough, unbending, uncommon, uncompromising, unconventional, unreasonable, unseemly, unusual, utter, zealous

Antonyms:

mild, moderate
Main Entry: firm
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unalterable, definite

Synonyms:

abiding, adamant, bent, bound, consistent, constant, dead set on, determined, enduring, established, exact, explicit, fixed, flat, going, hang tough, inflexible, intent, never-failing, obdurate, persevering, persistent, prevailing, resolute, resolved, set, settled, specific, stable, stand pat, stated, staunch, steadfast, steady, stipulated, strict, strong, sure, tenacious, true, unbending, unchangeable, undeviating, unflinching, unqualified, unshakable, unshaken, unwavering, unyielding

Antonyms:

alterable, changeable, indefinite, irresolute
Main Entry: fixed
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: intent, resolute; established

Synonyms:

abiding, agreed, arranged, certain, changeless, circumscribed, confirmed, decided, defined, definite, definitive, determinate, enduring, firm, in the bag, inalterable, inflexible, inveterate, level, limited, narrow, never-failing, planned, prearranged, precise, resolved, restricted, rigged, rooted, set, set-up, settled, stated, steadfast, steady, still, stipulated, sure, unbending, unblinking, unchangeable, undeviating, unfaltering, unflinching, unmodifiable, unmovable, unqualified, unwavering

Antonyms:

indefinite, irresolute, unestablished, unfixed, variable
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