unbudging

adjective

ˌən-ˈbə-jiŋ How to pronounce unbudging (audio)
Definition of unbudgingnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbudging
  1. static
  2. motionless
  3. stuck
  4. fixed
  5. still
  6. immovable
Adjective
  • Titaner also put the locking assembly through a static load test.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Role definitions, entitlement reviews and periodic audits are built for static conditions, but agents operate in dynamic ones.
    — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of static
Adjective
  • The new experiment used a single calcium-40 ion held almost motionless inside an electromagnetic ion trap.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some rolled and splashed in the shallows, regulating their body temperature after lying in the Arctic sun, others lay motionless, deep in sleep.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of motionless
Adjective
  • By then, the inside of your microwave should be warm and moist, and the once-stuck food should be soft and easy to remove.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Dismayingly, for those of us who are perpetually stuck on item three of our to-do list, all that barely begins to describe how Dolly Parton spent her days.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuck
Adjective
  • For clients like Edward White, who is on a fixed income, the service is a critical lifeline.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Importantly, all of these rhythms stack on top of each other and interact, meaning that resilience is never a fixed state but rather more of a dynamic balance between a person’s mental and physical capacities and the demands placed on them.
    — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • As in her spouse Jia’s features, Zhao Tao is the still point in a turning, globalized world, with all its disconnections and surprising symmetries.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The noise of heavy machinery drifts up into the still morning air.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of still
Adjective
  • Kids don’t get to choose their families — and vaccine-hesitant parents are not a single, monolithic, immovable bloc.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Gianni Infantino went from immovable king of football to touring the world, begging people for support.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of immovable

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“Unbudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbudging. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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