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Obdurate means stubborn; hardened against (moral) influence; persistently impenitent [from Latin obduratus, hardened]

The very custom of evil makes the heart obdurate against whatsoever instructions to the contrary. -- Hooker

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What is the sentence for obdurate?

Durbach is an obdurate character with a good touch into the front court.


What is the opposite of obdurate?

yielding


What is an 8 letter word for hard hearted?

You could have detached, reserved, secluded, solitary, hardened, ruthless, obdurate, uncaring, spiteful, vengeful


What is the meaning of ob?

In some words it means towards or against.eg object is to throw towards obverse is to turn towards obsequious is to follow towards The prefix ob- means on or near, before, toward or against, as in offer; with a negative connotation as in occlude; opposite to or in front of as in obstetric; on account of; in a different direction, downward as in omit; away from as in obliterate; and it indicates intensified action as in obdurate.


What is a synonym for 'obstinate'?

adamant, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, convinced, determined, dogged, dogmatic, firm, hard, hardened, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, locked in*, mulish*, obdurate, opinionated, opinionative, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pig-headed, recalcitrant, refractory, relentless, resolved, restive, self-willed, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unalterable, unflinching, unmanageable, unyielding, willfulThesaurus.comRoget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: obstinate Part of Speech:adjective Definition: stubborn Synonyms:adamant, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, convinced, determined, dogged, dogmatic, firm, hard, hardened, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, locked in*, mulish*, obdurate, opinionated, opinionative, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pig-headed, recalcitrant, refractory, relentless, resolved, restive, self-willed, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unalterable, unflinching, unmanageable, unyielding, willful Antonyms:amenable, compliant Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.* = informal or slang