unbowed

[ uhn-boud ]

adjective

1. not bowed or bent.
2. not yielding or submitting, as to defeat; not subjugated:

   Even when their country was occupied, the people of Norway remained unbowed.

unbowed

/ ʌnˈbaʊd /

adjective

1. not bowed or bent
2. free or unconquered

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbowed¹

1325–75; Middle English; un- ¹ + bow ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The PTI is consistently popular and able to mobilise, and seems unbowed by the pressure.

From BBC

They are keen to push the message that his 365 days behind bars have left him unbowed.

From BBC

I’m not sure if that’s what I want from him as an artist, but I thrill to his unbowed aspiration.

From Los Angeles Times

The goal is to show that Jewish students remain unbowed and that there’s room for empathy for both Palestinians and Israelis affected by the war.

From Seattle Times

But Mr. Xi seems unbowed in insisting that his policies, featuring extensive party control and state-led industrial investment in new sectors like electric vehicles and semiconductors, can secure China’s rise.

From New York Times