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

This included buckling, static load, modal, and seismic analyses.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of static

Adjective

Stephens and several teammates then appeared to taunt the Oregon players and celebrate the dirty play rather than show concern for a fellow college athlete who was lying motionless on the field.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Moore laid motionless on the turf before receiving assistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of motionless

Adjective

At the center of her strategy is the relative youth of Nintendo’s Switch 2, which undeniably puts the company ahead of gaming console competitors (Xbox and PlayStation) that are still stuck at the end of their older-model life cycles.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
And speaking of being just long enough, her bangs are just long enough to get stuck in her eyelashes.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stuck

Adjective

In the process of making the movie, Selick and his team of some 120 people created more than 200 physical models, which were meticulously positioned and photographed, creating the still frames that provided the basis for the animation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026
The process also keeps the sand in a perpetual swirling motion that contrasts beautifully with the still surface.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

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