Synonyms for obdurately
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : ob-doo-rit, -dyoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for obdurately
- doggedly
- firmly
- fixedly
- headstrongly
- indefatigably
- indomitably
- inflexibly
- intently
- intractably
- obstinately
- opinionatedly
- perseveringly
- persistently
- pertinaciously
- pigheadedly
- purposefully
- recalcitrantly
- resistantly
- resolutely
- resolvedly
- staunchly
- steadfastly
- stolidly
- tenaciously
- through thick and thin
- unamenably
- unchangeably
- unflinchingly
- unimpressibly
- unreasonably
- unreasoningly
- unrelentingly
- unwaveringly
- unyieldingly
- willfully
- with heavy hand
Définition of obdurately
Origin :- mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob-) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure). Related: Obdurately.
- As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
- As in firmly : adv with determination
- "It is our only chance," he said obdurately, in answer to her protests.
- Extract from : « Coniston, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- The peddler pressed his goods, Mrs. Sharpe obdurately declined.
- Extract from : « The Unseen Bridgegroom » by May Agnes Fleming
- "I don't aim ter bushwack ner layway nobody," went on Thornton, obdurately.
- Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
- If they did not see, or obdurately refused to understand, he did not consider it part of his task to overcome them.
- Extract from : « The Philosophy of Spinoza » by Baruch de Spinoza
- "I'm obleeged ter ask hit, Blossom," he obdurately answered.
- Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
- "I don't know nothin' about checks an' sometimes banks bust," she obdurately insisted.
- Extract from : « A Pagan of the Hills » by Charles Neville Buck
- What thou hast failed in concealing thou mayest be so obdurately wicked as to attempt to justify.
- Extract from : « Jane Talbot » by Charles Brockden Brown
- "Dern' a Major or a Colonel don't make it much better," said Si, obdurately, but with much more respect.
- Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) » by John McElroy
- Where his own health was concerned he obdurately refused to listen to reason.
- Extract from : « Booker T. Washington » by Emmett J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe
- But still she held Mr. Bellingham's arm, obdurately refusing to dance.
- Extract from : « Doctor Claudius, A True Story » by F. Marion Crawford
Antonyms for obdurately
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