budge

[buhj] / bʌdʒ /

VERB

dislodge from staid position

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bend

STRONG

change convince inch influence locomote move persuade propel push remove roll shift slide stir sway yield

WEAK

change position give way

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade fix hinder hold keep leave alone prevent remain repress stay steady stop suppress

Example Sentences

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The inability of successive activists to budge Bennett stems from the management-friendly laws of Maryland, where most REITs are domiciled.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Powell and the committee refused to budge until they were ready.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Combined, they are unlikely to budge the Federal Reserve from its current wait-and-see approach to interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to reassure the public that the government wouldn’t budge on this, and thanks to pressure from constituents, it didn’t.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

So I reasoned that if he wouldn’t budge for me, he wouldn’t budge for anyone else, either.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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