" unbending "

1: having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others;

  * e.g., " ... the commanding officer's unbending reserve when dealing with subordinates "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aloof,

•  antisocial,

•  asocial,

•  buttoned-up,

•  cold,

•  cold-eyed,

•  cool,

•  detached,

•  distant,

•  dry,

•  frosty,

•  offish,

•  remote,

•  standoff,

•  standoffish,

•  unclubbable,

•  unsociable

•  Antonyms : 

•  cordial,

•  friendly,

•  sociable,

•  social,

•  warm

2: sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion;

  * e.g., " ... the school's new headmaster is reputed to be an unbending disciplinarian "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adamant,

•  adamantine,

•  bullheaded,

•  dogged,

•  hard,

•  hard-nosed,

•  hardened,

•  hardheaded,

•  headstrong,

•  immovable,

•  implacable,

•  inconvincible,

•  inflexible,

•  intransigent,

•  mulish,

•  obdurate,

•  obstinate,

•  opinionated,

•  ossified,

•  pat,

•  pertinacious,

•  perverse,

•  pigheaded,

•  self-opinionated,

•  self-willed,

•  stiff-necked,

•  stubborn,

•  uncompromising,

•  unrelenting,

•  unyielding,

•  willful

•  Antonyms : 

•  acquiescent,

•  agreeable,

•  amenable,

•  compliant,

•  complying,

•  flexible,

•  pliable,

•  pliant,

•  relenting,

•  yielding

1: to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls;

  * e.g., " ... the new highway will largely unbend that twisting path that the old road used to follow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  straightening,

•  uncurling,

•  unkinking

•  Antonyms : 

•  bending,

•  crooking,

•  curling,

•  curving

1: to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls;

  * e.g., " ... the new highway will largely unbend that twisting path that the old road used to follow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  straighten,

•  uncurl,

•  unkink

•  Antonyms : 

•  bend,

•  crook,

•  curl,

•  curve