obdurate
3
8.8
- adjective
- /ˈɑb.dʒə.rɪt/
:
obstinado
- Finding Frink's obdurate responses unsatisfactory, Zubly prepared a pamphlet for publication.
- the most obdurate
Examples
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His expression, though kindly, held an obdurate indifference to my wishes that I recognized quite well.
Fiction book (2002) -
But something obdurate about him seemed impervious to exhortation and spell alike.
Fiction book (1991) -
All the patients wanted was a way out, but sometimes the families were obdurate: do everything possible, they said.
Fiction book (1994) -
There, Marxism had sworn enemies even more obdurate than Efrati.
Fiction book (1993) -
Despite repeated attempts to convince him, his obdurate refusal to change his mind frustrated everyone.
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The committee faced an obdurate member who would not agree to any compromise, no matter how reasonable.
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Her obdurate attitude towards the proposal made it clear she would not be swayed by any arguments.
Synonyms
217
2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
72
6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
18
4.1
Someone who wants to do things their own way and refuses advice
16
7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
11
4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
8
8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
6
6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
4
7.2
Not willing to change habits or the way they do things
3
7.4
Refusing to change your mind even when it is not a good idea
1
8.1
Not willing to change your mind or actions
1
9.8
Refusing to change an opinion or plan
1
7.3
A person who insists on doing what they want and often disobeys others
Being stubborn about your own beliefs and refusing other views
Very firm and unwilling to change in attitude or mind
Stubborn and unwilling to change, often in an annoying way
Not willing to change your mind or what you do
Antonyms
How Stubborn
Surface Forms
Morphology
obdurate = ob + dur + ate
Although segmentable into ob- + dur + -ate from Latin, these parts are not productive or transparent to typical learners and the meaning 'stubborn' cannot be derived from the visible elements.
Etymology
Obdurate comes from Latin parts ob- 'against' and durus 'hard', the same root you see in durable and endure. So someone who is obdurate is 'hardened against' change or requests, which is why the word means stubbornly refusing to change.