Obdurate
111unyielding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immovable, unbending, rigid, inflexible, firm; grim, indomitable, obdurate, stubborn, obstinate, relentless, uncompromising; pertinacious, resolute; intractable, perverse. See hardness, obstinacy,… …
112hardened — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made hard] Syn. compacted, stiffened, stiff; see firm 2 . 2. [Inured to labor or hardship] Syn. disciplined, trained, accustomed, habituated, inured, resistant, steeled, toughened, seasoned. Ant. unaccustomed,… …
113obduracy — (n.) stubbornness, 1590s, from OBDURATE (Cf. obdurate) + CY (Cf. cy) …
114obduration — (n.) c.1400, hard heartedness, from L. obdurationem (nom. obduratio), noun of state from pp. stem of obdurare (see OBDURATE (Cf. obdurate)) …
115grim — 1 Grim, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, merciless grievanceare comparable when they mean so inexorable or obdurate as to repel or bar any effort to move one from one s purpose or course. Grim (see also GHASTLY) usually implies tenacity of… …
116harden — I. /ˈhadn/ (say hahdn) verb (t) 1. to make hard or harder. 2. to make obdurate or unyielding; make unfeeling or pitiless: to harden one s heart. 3. to strengthen or confirm with respect to any element of character; toughen. 4. to make hardy,… …
117inflexible — [in flek′sə bəl] adj. [ME < L inflexibilis: see IN 2 & FLEXIBLE] 1. that cannot be bent or curved; stiff; rigid 2. firm in mind or purpose; stubborn; unyielding; unshakable 3. that cannot be changed; fixed; unalterable [an inflexible rule]… …
118flinty — adjective 1. containing flint • Pertains to noun: ↑flint • Derivationally related forms: ↑flint 2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings his flinty gaze the child s misery would move even the most obdurate heart …
119granitic — adjective 1. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings his flinty gaze the child s misery would move even the most obdurate heart • Syn: ↑flinty, ↑flint, ↑obdurate, ↑stony • Similar to: ↑ …
120strong-willed — adjective having a determined will • Syn: ↑strong minded • Similar to: ↑stubborn, ↑obstinate, ↑unregenerate * * * adj stubborn, obstinate, intractable, wayward, inflexible, wilful, self willed …
