Unswerving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside

firm and dependable especially in loyalty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnswˈɜːvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnswˈɜːvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnswˈɜːvɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnswˈɜːvɪŋ/.

Examples

some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex
a straight and narrow tree-lined road unswerving across the lowlands
a steadfast ally

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

staunch undeviating steadfast

Parts of Speech

adjective	going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside “some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex”
adjective	firm and dependable especially in loyalty “a steadfast ally”

Word Forms

steadfastness	noun	loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
staunchness	noun	loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unerschütterlich

von einem Punkt zum anderen direkt vorangehen, ohne auszuweichen oder zur Seite abzubiegen

🇫🇷French

inébranlable

aller directement d'un point à un autre sans dévier ni se détourner

🇪🇸Spanish

inquebrantable

ir directamente de un punto a otro sin desviarse ni desviarse

🇮🇹Italian

incrollabile

andare direttamente avanti da un punto all'altro senza virare o deviare

🇳🇱Dutch

onwankelbaar

rechtstreeks van het ene punt naar het andere gaan, zonder uit te wijken of opzij te gaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

inabalável

indo diretamente à frente de um ponto a outro sem desviar ou desviar

🇷🇺Russian

непоколебимый

идти прямо вперед от одной точки к другой, не отклоняясь и не сворачивая в сторону

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अडिग

बिना मुड़े या एक ओर मुड़े एक बिंदु से दूसरे बिंदु तक सीधे आगे बढ़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

এক বিন্দু থেকে অন্য বিন্দুতে সরাসরি এগিয়ে যাওয়া বা সরে না গিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

அசையாத

ஒரு புள்ளியில் இருந்து இன்னொரு இடத்திற்கு நேராக முன்னோக்கிச் செல்லாமல் அல்லது ஒதுங்காமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగులేని

ఒక బిందువు నుండి మరొక పాయింట్‌కి నేరుగా ముందుకు వెళ్లడం లేదా పక్కకు తిరగడం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

निश्चय

न वळता किंवा बाजूला न जाता थेट एका बिंदूपासून दुसऱ्या बिंदूकडे जाणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરર્થક

એક બિંદુથી બીજા બિંદુ પર સીધા જ આગળ વધવું કે કોઈ તરફ વળ્યા વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಚಲ

ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದುವಿನಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അചഞ്ചലമായ

ഒരു ബിന്ദുവിൽ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊരിടത്തേക്ക് വ്യതിചലിക്കുകയോ മാറുകയോ ചെയ്യാതെ നേരിട്ട് മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਡੋਲ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਟੇ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਸੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਤੱਕ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਅੱਗੇ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متزلزل

بغیر مڑے یا ایک طرف مڑے بغیر ایک مقام سے دوسرے مقام تک براہ راست آگے بڑھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚定不移

从一点直接前进到另一点，不转向或转向一侧

🇯🇵Japanese

揺るぎない

方向転換したり脇道に逸れたりすることなく、ある地点から別の地点へ真っすぐに進むこと

🇰🇷Korean

굳은

방향을 바꾸거나 옆으로 돌리지 않고 한 지점에서 다른 지점으로 바로 앞으로 이동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không lay chuyển

đi thẳng về phía trước từ điểm này đến điểm khác mà không rẽ hoặc rẽ sang một bên

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง

ตรงไปจากจุดหนึ่งไปยังอีกจุดหนึ่งโดยไม่หันเหหรือเลี้ยวไปทางอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

teguh

berjalan lurus ke depan dari satu titik ke titik lainnya tanpa membelok atau membelok ke samping

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi natitinag

direktang nauuna mula sa isang punto patungo sa isa pa nang hindi lumiliko o lumiliko

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berganjak

terus ke hadapan dari satu titik ke titik lain tanpa melencong atau berpaling

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يتزعزع

المضي قدمًا مباشرة من نقطة إلى أخرى دون انحراف أو انحراف

🇮🇷Persian

ثابت قدم

بدون انحراف یا دور زدن مستقیماً از یک نقطه به نقطه دیگر جلو بروید

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşmaz

sapmadan veya yana dönmeden doğrudan bir noktadan diğerine gitmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֵיתָן

ללכת ישירות קדימה מנקודה אחת לאחרת מבלי לסטות או להסתובב הצידה

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The primary meaning of 'unswerving' is 'going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside'.

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