unyielding
adjective
un·yield·ing
ˌən-ˈyēl-diŋ 
1
: characterized by firmness or obduracy
2
: characterized by lack of softness or flexibility
Examples of unyielding in a Sentence
the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage
knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Torn between her duty to protect her patients and her desperate need to find her husband Nick, (Colin Moss) and children, Nichole discovers an unyielding strength within herself to save not only her family but countless residents from the encroaching flames.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The DuSable schools are emblematic of an unyielding predicament facing the district.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Trump’s advisers remain animated by the unyielding belief that the economic experts were proven wrong in Trump’s first term.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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unyielding
adjective
un·yield·ing
ˌən-ˈyē(ə)l-diŋ
ˈən-
1
: not soft or flexible : hard
2
: marked by firmness or stubbornness
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