undeflected
Kept its course
Undeflected means not turned aside from a course or purpose.
A beam of light passes undeflected through a medium that doesn't bend it.
A person remains undeflected by criticism or distraction: She pursued her goals undeflected by the doubters.
The word appears most often in physics and in contexts of determined persistence.
Not curved or crooked
- unbentNot curved or bowed
- linearArranged in straight succession
- directUndeviating or to guide
- trajectoryPath of moving object
path · beam · ray · particle · projectile · course · vector · unchanged
Without grammatical modification
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- stemPlant's central axis
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
- invariableNot subject to change
bare infinitive · citation form · morpheme · particle · infinitive · gerund · unmarked · canonical
Steady and unchanging
- unswervingFirmly constant in direction
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- firmSolid or resolute
determined · unyielding · persistent · constant · unmoved · unshaken · undeterred · unflinching
straight
Not curved or crooked
trajectory · path · beam · ray · particle · projectile · course · vector · unchanged · unaltered
uninflected
Without grammatical modification
invariable · bare infinitive · citation form · morpheme · particle · infinitive · gerund · unmarked · canonical · lexeme
unwavering
Steady and unchanging
- unswervingFirmly constant in direction
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
firm · determined · unyielding · persistent · constant · unmoved · unshaken · undeterred · unflinching · single-minded
undeflecteddeflected
Caused to veer off
diverted · redirected · deviated · bent · turned
undeflecteddeflected
Caused to veer off
diverted · deterred · discouraged · distracted · sidetracked