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obdurate

/-ət/adjective

Refusing to change your behaviour or admit you are wrong, no matter what anyone says.

Example sentences

  • “Despite every appeal from his family, he remained obdurate and would not apologise.”
  • “The obdurate official refused to listen to any of our complaints.”

Formal, and harsher than 'stubborn': it suggests a hardened refusal to feel or yield.

Synonyms for obdurate

  • stubborn
  • obstinate
  • intransigent
  • unyielding
  • inflexible

Antonyms

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