The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADAMANT , but the solution may also be RIGID which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Unyielding crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMANT | 22 % | 7 |
| RIGID | 15 % | 5 |
| IRON | 13 % | 4 |
| STERN | 7 % | 5 |
| HARD | 5 % | 4 |
| FIRM | 4 % | 4 |
| OBDURATE | 4 % | 8 |
| STONY | 3 % | 5 |
| STEELY | 3 % | 6 |
| GRIM | 2 % | 4 |
| SET | 2 % | 3 |
| STRICT | 1 % | 6 |
| INEXORABLE | 1 % | 10 |
| DEAF | 1 % | 4 |
| INDOMITABLE | 1 % | 11 |
| FLINTY | 1 % | 6 |
| STUBBORN | 1 % | 8 |
| HARDLINE | 1 % | 8 |
| HARDNOSED | 1 % | 9 |
| TOUGH | 1 % | 5 |
| ADAMANTINE | 1 % | 10 |
| INELASTIC | 1 % | 9 |
| STIFF | 1 % | 5 |
| FOURSQUARE | 0 % | 10 |
| STOIC | 0 % | 5 |
| TAUT | 0 % | 4 |
| CASTIRON | 0 % | 8 |
| RESOLUTE | 0 % | 8 |
| STERILE | 0 % | 7 |
| OBSTINATE | 0 % | 9 |
| SOLID | 0 % | 5 |
| SURESET | 0 % | 7 |
| GRANITE | 0 % | 7 |
| IRONWILLED | 0 % | 10 |
| IRONBOUND | 0 % | 9 |
| STUBBORNASAMULE | 0 % | 15 |
| STEEL | 0 % | 5 |
Why may RIGID be the right solution?
The word "rigid" means stiff and not easily bent or changed. This fits the definition of "unyielding," which means not giving way to pressure or persuasion. Therefore, "rigid" is the right solution for the crossword clue "unyielding."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unyielding
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inflexible
- uncompromising
- stubborn
- dogged
- pertinacious
- tenacious
- dour
- flinty
- bulldog
- granitic
- unrelenting
- unshakable
Crossword Answer definitions
ADAMANT noun- An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.
- An embodiment of impregnable hardness.
- A lodestone.
- (said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
- (of an object) Very difficult to break, pierce, or cut.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ADAMANT
- Hard-hearted
- Rigid
- Uncompromising
- Stubborn
- Unbudging
- Unwilling to budge
- "Goody Two Shoes" singer
- Inflexible
- Utterly unyielding
- Unyielding
More clues leading to the result RIGID
- Hard-set
- Stiff
- Unyielding
- Inelastic
- Unbending
- Exacting, as an examination
- Inflexible
- Not relaxed
- Like a hard-liner
- Ironclad
More clues leading to the result IRON
- "The Man in the ___ Mask"
- Board appliance
- Curtain material, once?
- Hard rock group ___ Maiden
- Lonesome household appliance
- Mangle
- Press
- Spiff up the shirts
- Woods choice
- Word with curling or shooting
More clues leading to the result STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale
More clues leading to the result FIRM
- Grisham's "The __"
- Business partnership
- 1993 Sydney Pollack thriller, with "The"
- Soft's opposite
- Unchanging
- Unlikely to bend
- Solid
- Unwilling to budge
- Unbudging
- Fixed in place
More clues leading to the result OBDURATE
- Hardhearted
- Inflexible
- Unyielding
- Stubborn as a mule
- Intractable
- Stubborn
- Deaf to entreaty.
- Impervious to appeal.
- Unyielding.
- Hardhearted.
More clues leading to the result STONY
- Impassive
- Like a rock
- Without warmth
- Like some beaches
- Immovable
- Showing no emotion
- Cold and unfeeling
- Expressionless
- Unemotional
- Merciless
More clues leading to the result STEELY
- ____ Dan
- Like a determined stare
- Hard
- Unyielding
- Hard and cold
- Obdurate
- Rock's __ Dan
- Hard like metal
- Inflexible
- Resolute
More clues leading to the result GRIM
- Like the 'Reaper'
- Sinister
- Not at all rosy
- Long-faced
- Like the `Reaper'
- Really dark
- Not looking so good
- Morbid
- Not looking rosy
- Bleak in outlook
More clues leading to the result SET
- Challenging card game
- Complete group
- Congeal
- Gel
- Get firm
- Jet follower
- Kind of point or shot
- Play opener
- Salon job
- Solidify
More clues leading to the result STRICT
- Unyielding
- Unbending
- Black-and-white
- Like a martinet
- Rigorous
- Unwilling to give makeup exams, say
- Rigid
- Precise
- Following the letter of the law
- Inflexible about rules
More clues leading to the result INEXORABLE
More clues leading to the result DEAF
- Turn a __ ear to
- Unheeding
- Refusing to listen
- Heedless
- Unwilling to listen
- Like The Who's Tommy
- Unable to make out
- Willfully choosing to ignore
- Not heeding
- Impervious to pleas
More clues leading to the result INDOMITABLE
More clues leading to the result FLINTY
- Stern and unyielding
- Unyielding
- Hard.
- Obdurate
- Hard and unyielding
- Unfeeling
- As unyielding as rock
- Stony toward tender feelings
More clues leading to the result STUBBORN
More clues leading to the result HARDLINE
- Unyielding
- Intractable
- Unwilling to bend
- Certain foreign policy
- Adamant view
- Unyielding position
- Unyielding in one's political position
- Unswayable
- Uncompromising
- Unbending
More clues leading to the result HARDNOSED
- Extremely inflexible
- Unsentimentally practical
- Intractable
- Tough and unsentimental
- Stubborn
- Tough
- Unyielding
- Obdurate
- Inflexible
- Unsentimental
More clues leading to the result TOUGH
- Bully
- "Too bad!"
- Durable
- Hard-nosed
- Leathery
- Like overcooked steak
- "Too bad for you"
- Like some luck
- Chewy
- Unyielding
More clues leading to the result ADAMANTINE
More clues leading to the result INELASTIC
- Not responsive to changing conditions
- Unyielding
- Resistant to stretching
- Lacking flexibility
- Describing a wartime girdle.
- Rigid
- Stiff
More clues leading to the result STIFF
- Unbending
- Body bag contents
- Like a strong drink
- Inflexible
- Harsh, as a penalty
- Starchy
- Leave without paying
- Tip zip
- Far from flexible
- Harsh, as a prison sentence
More clues leading to the result FOURSQUARE
- Classic schoolyard activity, and theme of this puzzle
- Unwavering
- Unswerving, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues
- Unswerving
- Unequivocal.
- With steadfast firmness.
- Unyielding.
- Frank.
- Forthright
- Outspoken quartet's address?
More clues leading to the result STOIC
- Imperturbable
- Zeno, for one
- Follower of Zeno
- Seemingly indifferent
- Student of Zeno
- Stiff-upper-lip type
- Like Zeno
- Indifferent to pain
- Uncomplaining
- Not easily flapped
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension
More clues leading to the result CASTIRON
- Heavy metal
- Skillet material
- Inflexible
- Inflexible, as an agreement
- Like some durable skillets
- Cookware material
- Extremely hardy
- Hard and brittle metal.
- Unyielding.
- Symbol of hardness.
More clues leading to the result RESOLUTE
- Hell-bent and determined
- Determined
- Undeterred
- Firm
- Unwavering
- Steadfast
- Staunch
- Firmly determined
- Fixed of purpose.
- Determined.
More clues leading to the result STERILE
- Lacking imagination
- Like a mule
- Germ-free
- Uninspired
- Unproductive
- Aseptic
- Germfree
- As clean as a doctor's instruments
- Lacking originality
- Fit to be used in an operating room
More clues leading to the result OBSTINATE
More clues leading to the result SOLID
- Irrefutable
- Dependable
- Chockablock
- Honest-to-God
- Watertight
- Uninterrupted
- Like a cube
- Three-dimensional
- Firm
- Unanimous
More clues leading to the result SURESET
More clues leading to the result GRANITE
- Hard rock
- Something hard to build with?
- "The ___ City" (nickname of Aberdeen)
- Countertop material
- Monument rock
- Rock for a monument
- Rock for which New Hampshire is known
- Stone Mountain makeup
- Monument stone
- Curling stone
More clues leading to the result IRONWILLED
More clues leading to the result IRONBOUND
More clues leading to the result STUBBORNASAMULE
- "So" obstinate
- Unyielding
- Extremely obstinate
- Simile #4
- Ornery
- Unyeilding
- Bullheaded
- Very ornery
- Quite hard-headed
- Balky in the extreme.