unshakable

adjective

un·​shak·​able ˌən-ˈshā-kə-bəl How to pronounce unshakable (audio)
: not possible to weaken or get rid of : not able to be shaken
an unshakable habit
unshakable determination/opposition
unshakably adverb
Switzerland is as unshakably opposed to sanctions as ever: neutrality, the Swiss claim, requires it. The Economist

Examples of unshakable in a Sentence

we need the kind of leader who will be unshakable in a national crisis
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Even with rock-bottom prices, only those with plenty of cash and an unshakable belief in the area can stomach the risk of waiting out a comeback. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025 Here are a few ways to overcome self-doubt and step into unshakable confidence as a leader. Kiran Mann, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 But Cronenberg has admitted that the work is, in its own peculiar yet very on-brand way, a response to dealing with what felt like an unshakable grief. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025 The JuJu Watkins injury has thrown an unshakable solemnity across women’s basketball. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unshakable

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unshakable was in 1611

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“Unshakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshakable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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