BUDGING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

budging

verb

present participle of budge

as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position

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as in shifting

to change one's position he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him

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as in removing

to change the place or position of the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it

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Recent Examples of budging Historically, high-octane gas has cost about 20 cents a gallon more than regular – barely budging for decades. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 As with any heat wave, the scorching weather comes courtesy of an area of high pressure moving in over the region and then barely budging. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 June 2026 The combination of stronger GDP growth and lower energy prices may keep the Fed from budging interest rates anytime soon, economists said Thursday. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Cuba’s top diplomat in the US told The Hill that the country was preparing for an invasion and was not budging on its red lines. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 May 2026 The Trumps bend and twist, changing practices just enough to evade serious consequences—without really budging. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Another first-ever, at home and not budging. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026 But for the most part, the public isn’t budging in its resistance. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 But reportedly, the first lady isn’t budging. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026

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The researchers said this means that the current controls by AI companies are prone to being disabled by misbehaving AI and at risk of succumbing to a blitz of AI attacks.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
There have been some close calls, with the closest being a 75-74 defeat in Game 2 of last season’s opening round, a game where Golden State held multiple large leads before succumbing late to a Minnesota comeback.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of succumbing

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Dudley has also produced three assists and can look forward to fixtures against high-conceding teams like Chicago and Louisville in September.

— Karan Lodha, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Bulls got on the scoreboard straight after halftime, ending New Zealand's streak without conceding at 124 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

Meyer Riegger opened a Seoul space in collaboration with Galerie Jocelyn Wolff last year, while Gladstone Gallery is doubling in size and relocating to Hannam-dong ahead of the fairs.

— Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Newsom and his family did briefly live in California's governor's mansion, which was renovated for former Governor Jerry Brown, before ultimately relocating to the Fair Oaks property.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocating

Verb

This can complicate the pre-approval and formal approval process for buyers without access to technology or who aren’t comfortable submitting sensitive documents online.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
The following month, Marcus and Bakhitar made another strategic decision based on their network's advice, submitting applications to sell pickles at Erewhon and Whole Foods despite barely having any history as a business.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of submitting

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Once in office, Escalona quickly began to roll back parts of Carollo’s legacy, including transferring the Tower Theater back to MDC.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Directly transferring the original walking policy failed because the second robot had different body proportions, joint configurations, and motor characteristics.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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