obdurate[adjective]Synonyms: stubborn, dogged, hard-hearted, immovable, implacable, inflexible, obstinate, pig-headed, unyielding
Contrasted words: tender, relenting, submitting
Related Words: mulish,
stiff-necked,
immovable [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ob‧du‧rate /ˈɒbdjərət, ˈɒbdjʊrət $ ˈɑːbdə-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of obdurare 'to harden']
very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable
Synonym : stubborn:
They argued, but he remained obdurate.—obduracy noun [uncountable]—obdurately adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲