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unbending

 
Adjective unbending has 1 sense
  1. inflexible, rigid, unbending - incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
    Antonym: adaptable (indirect, via unadaptable)
Verb unbend has 6 senses
  1. straighten, unbend - straighten up or out; make straight
    --1 is one way to change posture
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. unbend - unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
    --2 is one way to
    unfasten
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. unbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
    --3 is one way to
    straighten, straighten out
    Antonyms: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. relax, unbend - make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
    --4 is one way to loosen, loose
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
    --5 is one way to change state, turn
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue unbend
  6. unbend - release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
    --6 is one way to
    relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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