UNBUDGING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

unbudging

adjective

ˌən-ˈbə-jiŋ

Definition of unbudging

as in static

incapable of moving or being moved the massive old bed was simply unbudging, despite our best efforts

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Recent Examples of unbudging Automakers should read from this trend the unbudging fact that American consumers don’t want to give up full-sized cars. — Marty Jerome, WIRED, 26 July 2007

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Adjective

To help make the project financially feasible for the developer, the city endorsed advertising on the building in the form of five static displays and one full-motion video billboard.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Ship 42 will also complete a series of tests as the next Starship launch approaches, including a static engine fire and final systems checks.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of static

Adjective

Video taken from inside a vehicle captured some of the scuffle, including the attacker getting up, striking Batista in the head with the butt of a pistol and taking off as the victim lies motionless in the street.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
In comments shared on social media, many claimed her face appeared frozen and motionless, her expressions nonexistent.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of motionless

Adjective

By then her son’s American passport had also expired, leaving them stuck in Spain.

— Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Boitel’s wife noticed that her husband’s GPS tracker seemed stuck in the same spot on the Taconic State Parkway for more than an hour.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of stuck

Adjective

Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
For seniors living on a fixed income, those costs can quickly add up.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fixed

Adjective

Flanking the still images, filmic shorts amplify the whimsical spirit of the campaign, blending real-life action with illustrated animation in spotlighting the brand’s accessories offering for the season.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Patel said the family's Ring camera captured only a still image of the suspects.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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