1
as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to shift
to change one's position
he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in to remove
to change the place or position of
the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of budge
And credit card rates aren’t likely to budge much for now, according to Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, in an email to CNN.
—
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Standard settings, however, couldn’t lift simple debris from hard flooring or carpet, and pet hair on short-pile rug was impossible to budge.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The stakes remain high as around 25,000 students at 49 schools across North Sacramento, Rio Linda and North Highlands go without classroom teachers, but neither party has budged from their most recent contract proposals.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Mayor Michelle Wu is still battling the Krafts after last year’s contentious mayoral race, this time by unequivocally backing the town of Foxboro’s refusal to budge from its security funding demands holding up Boston’s World Cup permitting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for budge
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Standard settings, however, couldn’t lift simple debris from hard flooring or carpet, and pet hair on short-pile rug was impossible to budge.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The stakes remain high as around 25,000 students at 49 schools across North Sacramento, Rio Linda and North Highlands go without classroom teachers, but neither party has budged from their most recent contract proposals.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Mayor Michelle Wu is still battling the Krafts after last year’s contentious mayoral race, this time by unequivocally backing the town of Foxboro’s refusal to budge from its security funding demands holding up Boston’s World Cup permitting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for budge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budge
Verb
-
And the bumbling nature of Lesgate, with Jones playing the internal conflicts sharply, comes with succumbing to the horrid nature of what money can bring.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
-
Luis Daniel Gutierrez Mora, 31, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Tuesday, CMPD said in a March 25 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
And in late February, just as attention began to shift away from Gaza, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran—a potentially epochal war that may end up dividing Jewish Americans no less than the Gaza war did, particularly if the conflict drags on and casualties mount.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Yainer Diaz softly grounded a first-pitch fastball, but toward an opening in the Angels’ shifted infield for a two-run single.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
In March 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to have Swalwell removed from the House Intelligence Committee over his contact with Fang, citing the same interactions now at the center of Patel's file review.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
-
In his community, Bustamante likened it to denouncing Catholicism and removing photos of the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Bradlow and Crowley conceded that agents can be error-prone, even hallucinatory, and on a mass scale, that could lead to widespread errors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
-
The Red Wings have conceded 208 goals while scoring 205 for a -3 scoring differential.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
-
But their discharge petition, introduced last week, is short of the 218 signatures needed to move forward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
This film is about the government ordering the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies to maximize economic productivity.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
-
The restructuring will also relocate about 260 positions to Utah and establish 15 state directors.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Woods was arrested and charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said.—
Melissa Gaffney,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
-
This is typically the final stage of testing before a drug can be submitted for regulatory approval.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
After being placed in the trunk of Aaron's car, she was driven for a bit, transferred to the trunk of another car, and driven for hours.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
-
The maps were never used, because Shakur was transferred from West Virginia to a prison in New Jersey.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
