as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
the massive old bed was simply unbudging, despite our best efforts
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Recent Examples of unbudging
Automakers should read from this trend the unbudging fact that American consumers don’t want to give up full-sized cars.
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Marty Jerome, WIRED, 26 July 2007
Marty Jerome, WIRED, 26 July 2007
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbudging
Adjective
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If physicists could be wrong about what was left to discover, the same is true for anyone assuming their job, industry, or skills are static.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Powering the Reverso Tribute Geographic is a brand-new movement, the hand-wound Calibre 834, which provides several notable features: Unlike on many world timer watches, the city ring on the world time display remains static, while the 24-hour ring rotates.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Investors accept that smaller fixed payment because a portion of the bond proceeds is allocated to bitcoin, which may rise in purchasing power over the term.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Though fugitive and fragmentary, the events in the Gospels take place on a fixed historical time line.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This wouldn't be a bad compromise for general use, but because the Nature Cam Pro pulls its still images from video clips, pictures drop down all the way to 1.3MP.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The camera pauses over his purple shirt and his still face.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Germany, a country that traditionally favors social spending over national defense and is almost immovable out of its comfort zone, now resembles a country in a hurry.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal), Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object (a brilliant police detective), Isaiah Stiles (Law).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Unbudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbudging. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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