obduracy Antonyms
Strongest:
- acquiescence
- reasonableness
- pliability
- compliance
- acceptance
- compliance
- pliancy
- acceptance
- flexibility
- docility
- flexibility
- pliancy
- receptiveness
- receptivity
- acquiescence
- obedience
- reasonability
- subordination
- obedience
- receptivity
- receptiveness
- reasonability
- reasonableness
- subordination
- pliability
- docility
Strong:
- subserviency
- open-mindedness
- willingness
- slavishness
- slavishness
- surrender
- subservience
- willingness
- subservience
- open-mindedness
- submission
- broad-mindedness
- subserviency
- yielding
- submission
- broad-mindedness
- yielding
- surrender
Weak:
Strongest:
- bullheadedness
- pertinacity
- stubbornness
- intransigence
- willfulness
- persistency
- obstinacy
- doggedness
- pigheadedness
- persistence
- determination
- obdurateness
- hardheadedness
- self-will
- resolve
Strong:
- inexorability
- opinionatedness
- rebelliousness
- perversity
- obstinateness
- perseverance
- wrongheadedness
- adamancy
- perverseness
- single-mindedness
- inflexibility
- implacability
- steadfastness
- self-opinionatedness
- tenaciousness
- mulishness
- sternness
- inveteracy
- waywardness
- tenacity
- adamance
- defiance
- pertinaciousness
Weak:
- strictness
- contumacy
- firmness
- rigidity
- anal-retentiveness
- narrow-mindedness
- cantankerousness
- cussedness
- refractoriness
- recalcitrance
- rigidness
- insubordination
- intractability
- obstreperousness
- rigorousness
- relentlessness
- bloody-mindedness
- disobedience
- frowardness
- hardness
- immovableness
- stick-to-itiveness
- recalcitrancy
- contrariness
- rigor
- unruliness
- immovability
Meaning of obduracy
obduracy (n)
resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
obduracy (n.)
The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.
obduracy Sentence Examples
- Despite numerous attempts at negotiation, his obduracy in sticking to his demands made reaching a compromise impossible.
- The CEO's obduracy in refusing to consider alternative strategies ultimately led to the company's downfall.
- Her obduracy in refusing to apologize strained relationships within the family.
- The coach's obduracy in his coaching style resulted in dissatisfaction among the players.
- Despite the evidence presented, the defendant's obduracy in denying any wrongdoing frustrated the court proceedings.
- The politician's obduracy in adhering to his party's ideology hindered progress on bipartisan legislation.
- The teacher tried to reason with the student, but his obduracy made it difficult to find a resolution.
- The scientist's obduracy in defending his outdated theory slowed down scientific progress in the field.
- The team's obduracy in maintaining their winning streak was unmatched by any other in the league.
- Her obduracy in facing adversity with unwavering determination inspired those around her.
FAQs About the word obduracy
resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexibleThe duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.
bullheadedness, pertinacity, stubbornness, intransigence, willfulness, persistency, obstinacy, doggedness, pigheadedness,persistence
acquiescence, reasonableness, pliability, compliance, acceptance, compliance, pliancy, acceptance, flexibility, docility
Despite numerous attempts at negotiation, his obduracy in sticking to his demands made reaching a compromise impossible.
The CEO's obduracy in refusing to consider alternative strategies ultimately led to the company's downfall.
Her obduracy in refusing to apologize strained relationships within the family.
The coach's obduracy in his coaching style resulted in dissatisfaction among the players.
