Synonyms for obduracy
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Unyieldingness
2. Persistence
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
Forms
- Plural
- obduracies → persistences, stubbornnesses, obstinacies, indurations…
Example sentences
- adamance I admire the adamance with which you protect your son.
- persistence Learning a foreign language demands persistence.
- stubbornness There was a certain stubbornness in his voice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| obduracy | steady | |
| unyieldingness | steady | |
| adamance | steady | |
| persistence | rising | |
| stubbornness | rising | |
| induration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- adamance
- 9 letters
- obstinacy4
- 10 letters
- induration
- 11 letters
- persistence3
- 12 letters
- stubbornness3
- 14 letters
- unyieldingness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obstinacy4 = 4 syllables).