unyielding

Questions about unyielding

What does unyielding mean?

unyielding means "stubbornly unyielding". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unyielding?

unyielding has 3 syllables: u-nyiel-ding. The stress falls on "nyiel". In IPA it is /əˈnjildɪŋ/.

What is another word for unyielding?

Close synonyms include dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unyielding a common word?

unyielding is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.