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OBDURATE Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word obdurate. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word obdurate. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for OBDURATE

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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

Best Hypernyms For OBDURATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for obdurate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
adamant inflexible obstinate relentless resistant resolute stubborn uncompromising unrelenting unyielding

Alternatives for UNYIELDING

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