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A Word A Day : Obdurate
Word of 8th June 2007: A Word A Day-Obdurate
Obdurate
His obdurate nature resulted in loss of his job.
Synonyms:
Adamant
Dogged
Firm
Fixed
Hard
Hard–hearted
Immovable
Inexorable
Inflexible
Obstinate
Relentless
Unending
Inexpressible
Contextual Examples:
She was quite adamant that she would not come.
I don’t want to be unkind, he said in a firm voice.
He had the fixed idea that a woman’s place was in the home.
Lock your bike to something immovable like a railing or a lamppost.
She is obstinate and inflexible in her attitude.
Antonyms:
Amenable
Biddable
Complaint
Flexible
Malleable
Plaint
Soft-hearted
Submissive
Tender
Tractable
Yielding
Placid
Contextual Examples:
I find him very amenable to reason.
She is a placid and biddable child.
The government, complaint or ever, gave in to their demand.
You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
The young are mere malleable than the old.
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