OBDURATE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word obdurate. (close relations)
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| unyielding | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure | ||||||
| adamant | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem adjective satellite • impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason | ||||||
| firm | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments adverb • with resolute determination adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • not soft or yielding to pressure • strong and sure • not subject to revision or change • (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling • not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall • securely established • possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||
| immovable | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • property consisting of houses and land adjective satellite • not able or intended to be moved | ||||||
| inflexible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • incapable of change • not making concessions • resistant to being bent adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||
| relentless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • never-ceasing | ||||||
| resolute | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination adjective satellite • characterized by quickness and firmness | ||||||
| rigid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure adjective satellite • incapable of or resistant to bending • incapable of compromise or flexibility • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances • fixed and unmoving | ||||||
| stubborn | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||
| unbending | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||
| unrelenting | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • punishingly harsh • never-ceasing | ||||||
| unshakable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • without flaws or loopholes | ||||||
| unswerving | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside • firm and dependable especially in loyalty | ||||||
| unrepentant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not penitent or remorseful adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | ||||||
| cussed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | ||||||
| flint | nounn | |||||
noun • a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River • a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony • a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing adjective satellite • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | ||||||
| flinty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • containing flint adjective satellite • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | ||||||
| granitic | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings • hard as granite | ||||||
| hardened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment • protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) adjective satellite • used of persons; emotionally hardened • made tough by habitual exposure • converted to solid form (as concrete) | ||||||
| impertinent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality • not pertinent to the matter under consideration • improperly forward or bold | ||||||