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Synonyms & Antonyms for budge
Synonyms: Verb
blink, bow, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of budge in a Sentence
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Their horses refused to budge. The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge. Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid. We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Rihanna’s first liquid lipstick goes on slick, then dries to a budge-proof, universally flattering matte finish. Because no Bad Gal worth her name has time for endless applications. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The 9 Best Red Lipsticks of All Time for Christmas and Beyond," 25 Dec. 2018 Rihanna’s first liquid lipstick goes on slick, then dries to a budge-proof, universally flattering matte finish. Because no Bad Gal worth her name has time for endless applications. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The 9 Best Red Lipsticks of All Time for Christmas and Beyond," 25 Dec. 2018 Rihanna’s first liquid lipstick goes on slick, then dries to a budge-proof, universally flattering matte finish. Because no Bad Gal worth her name has time for endless applications. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The 9 Best Red Lipsticks of All Time for Christmas and Beyond," 25 Dec. 2018 Rihanna’s first liquid lipstick goes on slick, then dries to a budge-proof, universally flattering matte finish. Because no Bad Gal worth her name has time for endless applications. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The 9 Best Red Lipsticks of All Time for Christmas and Beyond," 25 Dec. 2018 Rihanna’s first liquid lipstick goes on slick, then dries to a budge-proof, universally flattering matte finish. Because no Bad Gal worth her name has time for endless applications. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The 9 Best Red Lipsticks of All Time for Christmas and Beyond," 25 Dec. 2018 How then to keep a hydrated (and not slick) complexion and not let your glitter crystals and pink shadow budge? — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Beyoncé’s Makeup Artist Reveals His Top Melt-Proof Beauty Products and Tricks," 21 Apr. 2018 For the steamy makeout sessions, Giesbrecht swears by two budge-proof formulas: Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil and E.l.f. — Kelsey Castañon, refinery29.com, "Jane The Virgin's Makeup Artist Explains How To Bounce Back After Crying," 27 Mar. 2018 Today Energy Secretary Rick Perry will testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the department’s proposed budge. — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Wyoming considers grizzly hunt after Trump team took bear off endangered list," 20 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But the umpire would not budge, and the penalty stood. — David Waldstein, New York Times, "Schwartzman Beats Zverev, but Struggles With What Comes Next," 2 Sep. 2019 Earlier this year, the company did budge by allowing all U.S. Best Buy stores to handle warranty work. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "Now You Can Finally Take Your Broken iPhone to an Independent Repair Shop," 29 Aug. 2019 Given all the results Saturday, those narrow margins didn’t budge. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Minnesota United salvages a point in a wild finish to a 1-1 draw with Orlando," 17 Aug. 2019 Saturday’s result didn’t budge the team from its No. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Three things we learned from Orlando City’s 1-1 draw against Toronto FC," 12 Aug. 2019 The super-low unemployment rate, for example, didn’t budge in July at 3.7 percent. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "The latest jobs report shows no evidence of a potential economic recession," 2 Aug. 2019 Once applied, the foundation does not budge for hours, even on the those with super-oily skin. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Fenty Beauty Is Finally Launching a Foundation For Dry Skin," 1 Aug. 2019 But the county isn’t budging, court records responding to the suit show. — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, "Amid affordable housing crisis, Orange County may eliminate duplex for low-wage families," 25 July 2019 The Broncos did not budge in their contract negotiations, a league source told The Denver Post. — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "Broncos, quarterback Drew Lock agree to terms, source says," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'budge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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