Synonyms of budged

budged

verb

past tense of budge

1

as in succumbed

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

• succumbed
• conceded
• submitted
• surrendered
• bowed
• relented
• capitulated
• blinked
• yielded
• quit
• acquiesced
• gave in
• threw in the towel
• knuckled under
• said uncle
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• fought
• contended
• opposed
• met
• confronted
• faced
• objected
• countered
• defied
• repelled
• battled
• withstood
• thwarted
• held off
• combated
• breasted

2

as in shifted

to change one's position

he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shifted
• moved
• twitched
• stirred
• squirmed
• fidgeted
• wiggled
• jiggled
• fiddled
• locomoted
• writhed
• tossed
• wriggled
• roused
• squiggled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• froze
• remained
• stilled
• stayed
• hung around
• stabilized
• tarried
• stuck around

3

as in removed

to change the place or position of

the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• relocated
• shifted
• moved
• transferred
• disturbed
• repositioned
• replaced
• transported
• dislocated
• transposed
• hauled
• displaced
• conveyed
• carried
• bore
• supplanted
• transmitted
• superseded
• toted
• drove
• revised
• lugged
• carted
• altered
• transplanted
• modified
• remodeled
• reworked
• varied
• remade
• made over
• redid
• refashioned
• revamped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secured
• fixed
• set
• stabilized
• froze
• anchored
• moored
• rooted
• lodged
• embedded
• entrenched
• implanted
• ingrained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of budged

Profits barely budged until mid-2025, then accelerated, rising 25% on a trailing, four-quarter basis through Q1 of 2026. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026

But in good news for savers, even though the Fed rate hasn’t budged in seven months, other factors have pushed interest rates higher on some low-risk vehicles that can provide healthy returns for your cash. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Unlike during the coronavirus pandemic, when the country essentially shut down, most indicators of energy consumption, such as traffic congestion, have hardly budged. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index barely budged in a day of uneventful trading. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

My foundation and concealer barely budged throughout the evening. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Yet, despite mounting political pressure, Congress hasn’t budged. — Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

And the amount has barely budged for adult-only households since 1988. — Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026

After generations of improvement, life expectancy in this country has barely budged since the 2010s. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026