unyielding
adjective
un·yield·ing
ˌən-ˈyēl-diŋ 
1
: characterized by firmness or obduracy
2
: characterized by lack of softness or flexibility
Examples of unyielding in a Sentence
the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage
knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
In a market chock full of unknowns, there is an unyielding rhythm on Wall Street.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Even then, each reversal in her short life was, for her, an ascent — driven by an unyielding hunger for absolute truth and goodness, crowned at last in God.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
That is why, despite the unyielding stance of Iran’s clerical leaders in public, Tehran prefers diplomacy to resolve a decades-long dispute with the West over its nuclear program.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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unyielding
adjective
un·yield·ing
ˌən-ˈyē(ə)l-diŋ
ˈən-
1
: not soft or flexible : hard
2
: marked by firmness or stubbornness
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