unbendingness
Refusal to yield
Unbendingness is the quality of being rigid or unyielding—refusing to compromise or soften one's position.
The word describes inflexibility in attitude or principle: Her unbendingness on the issue frustrated negotiators.
It can suggest admirable resolve or stubborn obstinacy, depending on context.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
fortitude · resolve · persistence · doggedness · dedication · commitment · drive · purposefulness
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- inelasticityInability to stretch back
- firmnessResistance to deformation
immovability · solidity · toughness · unyieldingness · steeliness · rigidness · incompressibility · unbreakability
Unyielding adherence to position
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
bullheadedness · adamancy · recalcitrance · obduracy · contrariness · perversity · immovability · inflexibility
Trained self-control or specialty
- severityIntensity of sternness
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
stringency · rigour · exactness · formality · dogmatism · orthodoxy · authoritarianism · inflexibility
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
grit · fortitude · resolve · persistence · doggedness · dedication · commitment · drive · purposefulness · single-mindedness
stiffness
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- inelasticityInability to stretch back
firmness · immovability · solidity · toughness · unyieldingness · steeliness · rigidness · incompressibility · unbreakability
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
willfulness · bullheadedness · adamancy · recalcitrance · obduracy · contrariness · perversity · immovability · inflexibility · uncooperativeness
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- severityIntensity of sternness
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
harshness · stringency · rigour · exactness · formality · dogmatism · orthodoxy · authoritarianism · inflexibility · uncompromisingness
unbendingnesspliability
Ability to bend easily
flexibility · bendability · suppleness · malleability · elasticity
unbendingnessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
open-mindedness · adaptability · pliability · yielding · reasonableness
unbendingnesscompliance
Adhering to requirements
submissiveness · acquiescence · docility · pliancy · deference
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