obdurateness (Meaning)
obdurateness
hard to convince or persuade, resistant to persuasion or softening influences, stubbornly continuing to do wrong, stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing, hardened in feelings
Synonyms & Antonyms of obdurateness
Synonyms:
- hardness
- obstreperousness
- adamancy
- immovableness
- strictness
- disobedience
- stick-to-itiveness
- recalcitrance
- tenaciousness
- sternness
- unruliness
- insubordination
- relentlessness
- inexorability
- contrariness
- rigor
- rigidness
- perseverance
- rigidity
- single-mindedness
- rebelliousness
- narrow-mindedness
- intractability
- implacability
- cantankerousness
- cussedness
- anal-retentiveness
- inveteracy
- refractoriness
- immovability
- inflexibility
- balkiness
- firmness
- contumacy
- rigorousness
Antonyms:
obdurateness Sentence Examples
- The obdurateness of the accused astounded the jury, as he refused to confess despite overwhelming evidence.
- The politician's obdurateness made it impossible to compromise, ultimately leading to a stalemate.
- The child's obdurateness in refusing to eat vegetables became a point of contention within the family.
- The obdurateness of the corporation in ignoring safety regulations resulted in a serious accident.
- The researcher's obdurateness in pursuing her theory led to a groundbreaking discovery.
- The obdurateness of the disease made it resistant to all known treatments.
- The obdurateness of the weather conditions prevented the rescue team from reaching the stranded climbers.
- The obdurateness of the witness's testimony raised doubts about its reliability.
- The obdurateness of the storm made it impossible for ships to venture out to sea.
- The obdurateness of the bureaucracy hindered the progress of the project.
FAQs About the word obdurateness
hard to convince or persuade, resistant to persuasion or softening influences, stubbornly continuing to do wrong, stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing, hardened
pertinaciousness, obstinateness, pigheadedness, self-opinionatedness, doggedness, determination, opinionatedness, stubbornness, hardheadedness, pertinacity
acceptance, subordination, reasonability, compliance, receptiveness, pliability,reasonableness, acquiescence, receptivity, flexibility
The obdurateness of the accused astounded the jury, as he refused to confess despite overwhelming evidence.
The politician's obdurateness made it impossible to compromise, ultimately leading to a stalemate.
The child's obdurateness in refusing to eat vegetables became a point of contention within the family.
The obdurateness of the corporation in ignoring safety regulations resulted in a serious accident.
