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

History is useful here, not as analogy for its own sake but as a reminder that infrastructure is never static.

— Charley Daitch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Such a static conception of the American past flew in the face of the romantic patriotism that Obama appealed to Americans with, one rooted in a history of inevitable progress rooted in incessant struggle.

— Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of static

Adjective

Firefighters were called to the 1300 block of West 73rd Street for a still and box fire.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Now the second-most expensive Matisse painting to be sold at auction, La Chaise lorraine from 1919 is a still-life motif depicts a wooden chair upon which a plate of peaches is perched.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

Definition of still

Adjective

But if Spain, the reigning European champion, and goalkeeper Unai Simón were the immovable objects, Belgium, playing in the quarterfinals for the third time in four World Cups, was an unstoppable force.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Like most fashion editors, Bobbi was sophisticated and discerning and — like most fashion editors — often intractable with immovable points of view.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of immovable

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