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单词 obduracy
释义

obduracy

noun

ob·​du·​ra·​cy ˈäb-də-rə-sē How to pronounce obduracy (audio)
-dyə-;
äb-ˈdu̇r-ə-,
əb-,
-ˈdyu̇r-
plural obduracies
: the quality or state of being obdurate

Synonyms

  • bullheadedness
  • doggedness
  • hardheadedness
  • intransigence
  • mulishness
  • obdurateness
  • obstinacy
  • obstinateness
  • opinionatedness
  • pertinaciousness
  • pertinacity
  • pigheadedness
  • self-opinionatedness
  • self-will
  • stubbornness
  • willfulness
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Example Sentences

the administrator was known for her unyielding obduracy even in the face of proof that she was wrong
Recent Examples on the Web But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Real Madrid beat Liverpool, 1-0, on Saturday in Paris with a performance of ruthless efficiency, of meticulous organization, of clinical obduracy. New York Times, 28 May 2022 In mid-March, Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a reversal of course after his earlier obduracy against asking for help. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2022 The rise of the Delta variant and the obduracy of vaccination resisters altered the landscape of the pandemic in just the last few months. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021 Myanmar is also being consumed by the coronavirus, a health disaster that has been exacerbated by the junta’s obduracy. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2021 Myanmar is also being consumed by the coronavirus, a health disaster that has been exacerbated by the junta’s obduracy. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021 But money, national pride and political obduracy are also at play. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021 The damage already done by Mr. Trump’s obduracy could be lasting. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

obdur(ate) + -acy

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

obduracy

noun

as in intransigence
a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion the administrator was known for her unyielding obduracy even in the face of proof that she was wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • intransigence
  • obstinacy
  • stubbornness
  • persistence
  • pigheadedness
  • persistency
  • pertinacity
  • doggedness
  • bullheadedness
  • resolve
  • willfulness
  • hardheadedness
  • determination
  • obdurateness
  • defiance
  • waywardness
  • steadfastness
  • implacability
  • perversity
  • wrongheadedness
  • self-will
  • inflexibility
  • perverseness
  • adamancy
  • mulishness
  • inveteracy
  • tenacity
  • inexorability
  • obstinateness
  • pertinaciousness
  • adamance
  • perseverance
  • recalcitrance
  • tenaciousness
  • rebelliousness
  • sternness
  • opinionatedness
  • self-opinionatedness
  • rigidity
  • relentlessness
  • cussedness
  • hardness
  • intractability
  • strictness
  • immovability
  • contumacy
  • firmness
  • rigidness
  • single-mindedness
  • contrariness
  • bloody-mindedness
  • disobedience
  • cantankerousness
  • anal-retentiveness
  • insubordination
  • unruliness
  • frowardness
  • rigorousness
  • refractoriness
  • stick-to-itiveness
  • narrow-mindedness
  • rigor
  • immovableness
  • recalcitrancy
  • obstreperousness
  • balkiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • acquiescence
  • reasonableness
  • receptiveness
  • receptivity
  • acceptance
  • pliancy
  • pliability
  • reasonability
  • flexibility
  • docility
  • subordination
  • obedience
  • compliance
  • willingness
  • surrender
  • broad-mindedness
  • subserviency
  • open-mindedness
  • slavishness
  • subservience
  • submission
  • yielding
  • pliableness
  • pliantness
  • subordinateness
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