unbending

un·bend·ing

adj \-ˈben-diŋ\

Definition of UNBENDING

1

: not bending : unyielding, inflexible <an unbending will>

2

: aloof or unsocial in manner : reserved

Examples of UNBENDING

1. He has an unbending will.
2. <the commanding officer's unbending reserve when dealing with subordinates>

Origin of UNBENDING

¹un-

First Known Use: circa 1688

Related to UNBENDING

Synonyms: aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, cool, unclubbable, unsociable

Antonyms: cordial, friendly, sociable, social, warm

Related Words: indrawn, introverted, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, unsocial, withdrawn; misanthropic; apathetic, hard, indifferent, unconcerned; clinical, dispassionate, impersonal, professional; disinterested, incurious, uninterested; reticent, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative; diffident, shy, timid; cliquey, cliquish, clubbish

Near Antonyms: boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, convivial, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative; affable, folksy, genial, gracious, hospitable; agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly

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Rhymes with UNBENDING

ascending, attending, fence-mending, goaltending, heartrending, mind-bending, nerve ending, unending