Synonyms of budge

budge

verb

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

• succumb
• submit
• concede
• surrender
• relent
• capitulate
• bow
• yield
• blink
• quit
• give in
• acquiesce
• throw in the sponge
• throw in the towel
• knuckle under
• say uncle
• defer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resist
• contend
• fight
• meet
• face
• oppose
• confront
• defy
• object
• breast
• counter
• withstand
• combat
• repel
• hold off
• thwart
• battle

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• resist
• contend
• fight
• meet
• face
• oppose
• confront
• defy
• object
• breast
• counter
• withstand
• combat
• repel
• hold off
• thwart
• battle

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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

• shift
• move
• twitch
• stir
• squirm
• wiggle
• fidget
• locomote
• wriggle
• jiggle
• writhe
• toss
• rouse
• fiddle
• squiggle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeze
• remain
• stay
• still
• stabilize
• hang around
• stick around
• tarry

• freeze
• remain
• stay
• still
• stabilize
• hang around
• stick around
• tarry

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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

• remove
• move
• relocate
• shift
• transfer
• disturb
• displace
• reposition
• replace
• transport
• carry
• convey
• dislocate
• haul
• transpose
• drive
• transmit
• alter
• supplant
• lug
• supersede
• revise
• modify
• bear
• vary
• cart
• tote
• transplant
• remodel
• redo
• rework
• revamp
• remake
• refashion
• make over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set
• freeze
• fix
• stabilize
• secure
• anchor
• moor
• entrench
• root
• intrench
• imbed
• lodge
• embed
• implant
• ingrain
• engrain

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• set
• freeze
• fix
• stabilize
• secure
• anchor
• moor
• entrench
• root
• intrench
• imbed
• lodge
• embed
• implant
• ingrain
• engrain

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