obdurate
Meaning of obdurate
- stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘hardened in sin, impenitent’): from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare, from ob- ‘in opposition’ + durare ‘harden’ (from durus ‘hard’).
Information about obdurate
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of obdurate is: obdurates.
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Hyphenation of obdurate
ob-du-rate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- obdurate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
obdurate synonyms
Meaning cussed:
cussed, obstinate, unrepentant
Meaning flinty:
Meaning having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) unlikely to be swayed; resolute:
Meaning reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible:
Meaning unwilling to change or compromise:
Meaning unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something:
Meaning unable to be appeased or placated:
Meaning resembling or likened to a mule in being stubborn:
Meaning energetically wilful and determined:
Meaning (of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate:
Meaning (of a belief, feeling, or opinion) strongly felt and unable to be changed:
Meaning (of a person) difficult or stubborn:
Meaning not able to be persuaded; obstinate:
Meaning not yielding in strength, severity, or determination:
Meaning unceasingly intense:
Meaning (of a person) not yielding to argument or pressure:
Meaning (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting:
Meaning harsh or relentless:
Meaning not showing sympathy or affection; strict:
Meaning a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel:
Meaning refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind:
Meaning showing resolute determination and strength of character:
Meaning fastened securely in position:
Meaning possessing or displaying resolve:
Meaning harden:
obdurate antonyms
Meaning open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled:
Meaning disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent:
Meaning (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking:
Meaning (of a person) easy to control or influence:
Anagrams of obdurate
Words that rhyme with obdurate
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