Synonyms of budging

budging

verb

present participle of budge

1

as in succumbing

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

• succumbing
• conceding
• submitting
• bowing
• surrendering
• relenting
• capitulating
• yielding
• quitting
• blinking
• giving in
• throwing in the towel
• acquiescing
• knuckling under
• saying uncle
• deferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• fighting
• contending
• facing
• confronting
• opposing
• objecting
• defying
• meeting
• combating
• countering
• battling
• repelling
• withstanding
• thwarting
• holding off
• breasting

2

as in shifting

to change one's position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shifting
• moving
• twitching
• stirring
• squirming
• fidgeting
• wiggling
• locomoting
• jiggling
• fiddling
• writhing
• wriggling
• tossing
• squiggling
• rousing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freezing
• remaining
• staying
• hanging around
• stilling
• stabilizing
• tarrying
• sticking around

3

as in removing

to change the place or position of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• moving
• shifting
• relocating
• transferring
• disturbing
• displacing
• transporting
• carrying
• replacing
• hauling
• conveying
• repositioning
• dislocating
• transposing
• lugging
• transmitting
• driving
• supplanting
• toting
• superseding
• altering
• bearing
• transplanting
• carting
• modifying
• varying
• revising
• remodeling
• remaking
• reworking
• redoing
• revamping
• making over
• refashioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• securing
• fixing
• freezing
• stabilizing
• setting
• anchoring
• mooring
• rooting
• embedding
• implanting
• lodging
• entrenching
• ingraining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of budging

Technology has held up far better than the rest of the market lately, with the Nasdaq-100 barely budging during last week’s 628-point Dow selloff, even as the broader software group takes a breather after a strong summer run. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Historically, high-octane gas has cost about 20 cents a gallon more than regular – barely budging for decades. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

As with any heat wave, the scorching weather comes courtesy of an area of high pressure moving in over the region and then barely budging. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 June 2026

The combination of stronger GDP growth and lower energy prices may keep the Fed from budging interest rates anytime soon, economists said Thursday. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Cuba’s top diplomat in the US told The Hill that the country was preparing for an invasion and was not budging on its red lines. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 May 2026

The Trumps bend and twist, changing practices just enough to evade serious consequences—without really budging. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

Another first-ever, at home and not budging. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026

But for the most part, the public isn’t budging in its resistance. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026