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• superseded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

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has so far not budged on its maximalist demands to end the war. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Yet even after decades of mass shootings, federal gun policy has barely budged. — Jillian Turanovic, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

The unemployment rate for Saudi citizens hasn’t budged and the economy is creating new jobs, albeit at a slower pace. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Banner eventually budged after pushback from the employer, said Russ Carpel, CEO of RevampHealth, the brokerage for the employer. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

That’s at least part of the story of why Brent crude prices have barely budged from their September high of $108. — David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

That meant despite a large headline increase to the stock's price, its underlying valuation barely budged. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

But, nationally, the share of kindergarteners who received vaccine exemptions has risen less than one per cent since Kennedy took office, and the measles-vaccination rate has hardly budged. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

That number has barely budged despite years of investment in planning systems and omnichannel front ends. — Samuel Mueller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026