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ob·du·rate
 obdurate
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- pronunciation:
- ab
d
riht
[or]
ab
dy
riht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
unpersuadable through logic, pity, or sentiment; unyielding.
The obdurate leaders refused to negotiate and war became inevitable.- synonyms:
- inflexible, obstinate, rigid, stubborn, unyielding
- antonyms:
- malleable, pliable, pliant, tractable
- similar words:
- adamant, balky, bullheaded, immovable, intractable, mulish, pigheaded, set, willful
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| definition 2: |
hardhearted or without remorse.
The prisoner might have been granted parole if he had not appeared obdurate.- synonyms:
- hardhearted, pitiless, remorseless
- similar words:
- callous, cruel, grim, merciless, ruthless, stony, unfeeling, unsparing
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| related words: |
firm, headstrong, inflexible, inhuman, intent, opinionated, persistent, perverse, stern, stubborn, tough, unbending |
adverb + (adj.)obdurate
even, most
(adj.)obdurate
+ noun
material, nature, refusal, sinner, skeptic, stone
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| derivations: |
obdurately (adv.), obduracy (n.), obdurateness (n.) |
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