Meanings
adjectiveunswerving (comparative more unswerving, superlative most unswerving)
comparative more unswerving · superlative most unswerving
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivegoing directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishswerve
- Englishswerving
- Englishunswerving
Translations
Bulgarian неотклонен, непоколебим
- неотклонен (neotklonen)not deviating
- непоколебим (nepokolebim)not deviating
Dutch onwankelbaar, rechtdoor
- onwankelbaarnot deviating
- rechtdoornot deviating
French indéfectible, inébranlable
- indéfectiblenot deviating
- inébranlablenot deviating
Greek απαρέγγλιτος
- απαρέγγλιτος (aparénglitos)not deviating
Māori hakohako, ngākau titikaha
- hakohakonot deviating
- ngākau titikahanot deviating
Cite this entry
APA
unswerving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswerving
MLA
“unswerving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswerving. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unswerving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswerving.
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