adamant (Meaning)
adamant (n)
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adamant (s)
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
adamant (n.)
A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.
Lodestone; magnet.
Synonyms & Antonyms of adamant
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Synonyms:
- dogged
- obdurate
- bullheaded
- headstrong
- unyielding
- inflexible
- unrelenting
- hardheaded
- uncompromising
- obsessive
- persistent
- relentless
- hard-nosed
- obstinate
- determined
- intransigent
- mulish
- pigheaded
- hard
- pertinacious
- unbending
- adamantine
- wilful
- strict
- opinionated
- perverse
- ossified
- implacable
- willful
- immovable
- pat
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Synonyms:
- self-opinionated
- intractable
- stouthearted
- indomitable
- anal-retentive
- self-willed
- hard-shelled
- froward
- inexorable
- recalcitrant
- stern
- invincible
- mutinous
- iron
- defiant
- wrongheaded
- hidebound
- disobedient
- hell-bent
- insurgent
- unconquerable
- single-minded
- unflinching
- insubordinate
- severe
- wayward
- demanding
- unmanageable
- inconvincible
- hard-line
- bloody-minded
- deaf to reason
- contumacious
- rigid
- inveterate
- narrow-minded
- tenacious
- set
- refractory
- exacting
- ungovernable
- uncooperative
- resolved
- firm
- hard-shell
- unruly
- confirmed
- cantankerous
- cussed
- stiff-necked
- contrary
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FAQs About the word adamant
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem, impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reasonA stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a
stubborn, steadfast, hardened, dogged, obdurate, bullheaded, headstrong, unyielding, inflexible, unrelenting
obedient, acquiescent, yielding, obedient, agreeable, pliant, docile, responsive, flexible, compliant
Despite numerous challenges, she remained adamant about pursuing her dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
The teacher was adamant that students complete their assignments on time to foster a disciplined work ethic.
The conservationist was adamant about protecting the endangered species and their natural habitats.
Despite the opposing views, he remained adamant in his decision to implement the new policy for the company's growth.
