What is another word for obdurately?
83 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɒbdjʊ͡əɹətli], [ ˈɒbdjʊəɹətli], [ ˈɒ_b_d_j_ʊə_ɹ_ə_t_l_i]
The word "obdurately" is an adverb that describes a stubborn or unyielding attitude. Other synonyms for this word include "stubbornly," "uncompromisingly," and "inflexibly." When someone acts obdurately, they refuse to listen to reason or change their mind, regardless of how sound the argument may be. Some other synonyms for obdurately are "obstinately," "adamantly," and "implacably." People who act obdurately are unmovable and can be difficult to negotiate with. Synonyms such as "resolutely" and "tenaciously" imply strength and persistence, while words like "pigheadedly" and "belligerently" convey a more negative attitude. Whatever synonym you choose, the key takeaway is that someone who acts obdurately refuses to give in or change their ways easily.
Synonyms for Obdurately:
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adv.
• obstinately • firmly Other relevant words:
- Incorrigibly ,
- Unbendingly ,
- adamantly ,
- austerely ,
- callously ,
- cold-fistedly ,
- contrarily ,
- contumaciously ,
- cruelly ,
- doggedly ,
- dourly ,
- firmly ,
- fixedly ,
- grimly ,
- hardly ,
- harshly ,
- headstrongly ,
- heartlessly ,
- immovably ,
- impenitently ,
- inexorably ,
- inflexibly ,
- intractably ,
- persistently ,
- pertinaciously ,
- perversely ,
- pitilessly ,
- relentlessly ,
- rigidly ,
- rigorously ,
- rockily ,
- ruthlessly ,
- severely ,
- steadfastly ,
- sternly ,
- stiffly ,
- stonily ,
- tenaciously ,
- toughly ,
- uncompromisingly ,
- unfeelingly ,
- unrelentingly ,
- unrepentantly ,
- unsympathetically ,
- unyieldingly ,
- waywardly ,
- wilfully ,
- willfully ,
- with difficulty .
How to use "Obdurately" in context?
Obdurately is defined as being unyielding in one's determination or opinion. The word derives from the Latin verb obdurare meaning to harden or make stubborn. To be obdurately determined or opinionated is to be very resistant to change or persuasion.
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