unbendable

ADJECTIVE

stubborn

Synonyms

WEAK

adamant adamantine balky brassbound bullheaded cantankerous contumacious cussed determined die-hard dogged firm fixed grim hardheaded headstrong implacable incompliant inexorable inflexible insubordinate intractable intransigent iron mulish obdurate opinionated ornery persevering persistent pertinacious perverse pigheaded rebellious recalcitrant refractory relentless remorseless rigid self-willed set in one's ways single-minded steadfast stiff-necked tenacious tough unbending uncompliant uncompromising unmanageable unreasonable unrelenting unshakable untoward unyielding willful

Example Sentences

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unbendable

Known as the “noninterference clause,” the ban has been unbendable.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

I get it that until 1977 I had straight unbendable arms and a head that could only turn left and right.

From Time ● Jan. 29, 2016

Was there an unmistakable ultimatum made to an unbendable person?

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2014

He is largely uninterested in Wall Street, and unbendable in some cases.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2013

He sat down on the toi-let, stretched out his legs and rubbed them, massaging the almost unbendable knees.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote