BUDGES Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

budges

verb

present tense third-person singular of budge

as in succumbs

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position

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as in shifts

to change one's position he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him

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as in removes

to change the place or position of the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it

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Recent Examples of budges The developer who now produces ten times the code needs ten times the test coverage; if the testing team has not also automated its work, throughput barely budges. — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 However, despite endless talks, Beijing never budges, and eventually domestic concerns take precedence as midterms loom. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026

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Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Vhagar dies in the crash and Caraxes succumbs to his injuries a few days after crawling out and into the bowls of Harrenhal.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of succumbs

Verb

Rarely anyone shifts the relationship to eventually sit down and ask attendees for their best gift.

— Sherry Quam Taylor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The evolution of strategies can lead to stable populations, bistable populations (where the population flips between two stable strategies), or limit cycles, where the population shifts continuously among multiple strategies.

— Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifts

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Instead of replacing merchandisers, AI removes bottlenecks and gives time and control back to brand teams.

— Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Cash does not mean skipping the closing process Another common misunderstanding is that selling for cash removes the normal legal steps involved in transferring real estate.

— Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of removes

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Thankfully, there’s still time to overhaul the CTP before the Moore administration submits its final plan to the General Assembly in January.

— Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
The controversial budget maneuver occurs when a president submits a request to Congress to block funding so close to the end of the fiscal year that the funds can expire before Congress receives the full 45-day consideration period under the law.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

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Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Bits per second is commonly used in BCI research to quantify how quickly and accurately a user can select intended targets, rather than simply measuring how fast a cursor physically moves.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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Without that owner, consolidation just relocates the chaos into a single box.

— Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The Connecticut Sun, which moved from Orlando to Connecticut to play at the Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003, are playing their final game Thursday night before the franchise relocates to Houston next season.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocates

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Children today are growing up around AI, robots and devices that once belonged to science fiction, and Yoshida concedes that reality has, in some ways, caught up with Doraemon’s gadgets.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Flock’s new safeguards show that the company concedes that design matters, but private settings cannot substitute for laws.

— Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of concedes

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Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.

— Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025

Definition of twitches

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