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

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

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

Examples of budge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even if Denver-area housing prices don’t budge much for now, Peshut with MSU said people should see mortgage rates decline. —Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2024

But things quickly take a turn as Reed engages the girls in theological debates while the lights go out, and the front door locks and refuses to budge. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024

All hues look fabulous in photos and the long-wearing, crease-proof claims are true, too—these beauts simply do not budge. —Deanna Pai and Sarah Han, Allure, 3 Sep. 2024

For a concealer that won't budge, try using Maybelline New York Age Rewind Concealer (another Best of Beauty winner) like Hernandez did. —Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024