Synonyms for obdurate
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ob-doo-rit, -dyoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for obdurate Other synonyms for the word obdurate
- hard-hearted
- hard-nosed
- harsh
- heartless
- immovable
- implacable
- indurate
- inexorable
- inflexible
- iron
- mean
- mulish
- obstinate
- perverse
- relentless
- rigid
- set in stone
- stiff-necked
- thick-skinned
- tough
- tough nut to crack
- unbending
- uncompassionate
- uncompromising
- uncooperative
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unimpressible
- unrelenting
- unshakable
- unsympathetic
- unyielding
Définition of obdurate
Origin :- mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob-) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure). Related: Obdurately.
- adj pigheaded, stubborn
- Mrs Varden was obdurate, and being so was not to be overcome by mortal agency.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- But, when she found Jane obdurate, Mrs. Snow might have surrendered.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- "Obdurate, indeed, is the case that will not yield to such medicine as mine," she said.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- But thanks to Providence, all hearts were not so obdurate as Rita's.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
- "She told me she 'd not see anybody, sir," was the obdurate reply.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- She does not want to see me, thinks Abbot, and that looks as though Viva were obdurate.
- Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King
- "We'll see whether it'll be an improvement first," said the obdurate O'Reirdon.
- Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various
- Then she pleaded, finding him obdurate: "If you won't go for me, then go for your father."
- Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick
- A mother's tear may be disregarded, but the sigh of a mistress has changed the most obdurate.
- Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli
- The Augusta was obdurate and without her they did not care to act.
- Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Antonyms for obdurate
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