Synonyms for adamant
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
intransigent, adamantine, stubborn, obstinate, inflexible, unyielding, tough, dogged, rigid, immovable, iron, inexorable, steadfast, resolute, staunch, stanch US, obdurate, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, stern, stiff, recalcitrant
Noun
1. Impenetrability — chiefly in of adamant, an embodiment of impenetrable hardness; the quality of not being easily destroyed or…
Definitions
- adj. 1
Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
- n. 1
Chiefly in of adamant: an embodiment of impenetrable hardness; the quality of not being easily destroyed or overcome; impenetrableness, imperviousness, impregnableness; also, of a person: the quality of not being easily affected emotionally; impassiveness, unmovableness.
Related words
- Word family
- adamance adamantean adamantine adamantium
Forms
- Plural
- adamants → impenetrabilities, impassivities, diamonds, stones…
Example sentences
- stubborn I'm not stubborn; i'm just always right, thats it.
- inflexible As one grows older they also become more inflexible.
- obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
- intransigent He is a stubborn and intransigent demagogue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adamant | rising | |
| stubborn | rising | |
| inflexible | steady | |
| obstinate | steady | |
| intransigent | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- iron2
- 5 letters
- tough1, stone1, stern1, stiff1, rigid2
- 6 letters
- dogged1, stanch1
- 7 letters
- diamond2, staunch1
- 8 letters
- stubborn2, resolute3, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- steadfast2, tenacious3, immovable4, obstinate3, unbending3
- 10 letters
- inflexible4, unyielding3, inexorable5, adamantine
- 11 letters
- impassivity
- 12 letters
- recalcitrant4, intransigent4, unmovability
- 14 letters
- uncompromising5, impregnability
- 15 letters
- impenetrability
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (iron2 = 2 syllables).