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rock-ribbed

adjective

Definition of rock-ribbednext
as in unbending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock-ribbed
  1. unbending
  2. implacable
  3. hard-line
  4. uncompromising
  5. hardened
  6. immovable
  7. unyielding
  8. relentless
Adjective
  • That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 June 2025
  • Obama’s second-term quest at a border bill similarly crashed into unbending opposition.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2025
Definition of unbending
Adjective
  • Leaders typically come to see themselves as locked in an existential struggle against a malign and implacable enemy.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What could be more American than this mania, this implacable drive that will brook no opposition?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of implacable
Adjective
  • As Iran’s hard-line regime has given way to an even harder-line one, the Administration has effectively ceded control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most significant waterways.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But so far, it’s shown no sign of pushing the country’s increasingly hard-line leaders to make concessions on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s disputed nuclear program or its support for armed groups in the region.
    — Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hard-line
Adjective
  • The backtrack, albeit temporary, is a sharp reversal for two of corporate America’s most uncompromising voices on office attendance.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • The company’ products also have a distinctive look that’s unmistakably Noble, offering an uncompromising approach to earbud design.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
Definition of uncompromising
Adjective
  • Amid statues and posters of the Virgen de Guadalupe was a rosary that a man had made of hardened bread during his months in an immigration detention facility.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • After spending 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is being released a hardened man.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hardened
Adjective
  • Institutions feel distant and immovable, while individual performance feels constant and measurable.
    — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • However, the large, immovable oil refineries in Russia have made for big targets that are not easily repaired.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of immovable
Adjective
  • But the unyielding free market advocate likely became just as well known for his opposition to Proposition 103, the landmark 1988 insurance initiative that regulated the industry following a period of skyrocketing auto premiums.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just the unyielding betrayals of the flesh and the numbing sense that none of this had to happen.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of unyielding
Adjective
  • Neoclouds and other companies leveraged to relentless data center construction also came under pressure.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Being a relentless forechecker and reliable defender are his paths to sticking in the NHL after an 11-game taste last season, which showed up Sunday when Sýkora helped force the turnover that led to Greentree’s goal.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of relentless
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“Rock-ribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-ribbed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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