Definitions:

1. Describes someone who is stubbornly refusing to change their opinion or course of action, often despite attempts to persuade them or appeal to their emotions. ADJECTIVE
   • Despite the pleas for mercy, the judge remained obdurate in delivering a harsh sentence.
2. Refers to a person who is unyielding, inflexible, or resistant to influence, even when it may be beneficial to soften their stance. ADJECTIVE
   • Her obdurate refusal to compromise stalled the negotiations for days.
3. Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing. ADJECTIVE
   • The obdurate protestors refused to leave the building, despite repeated warning from the police.

Synonyms:

• Inflexible
• intransigent
• obstinate
• Stubborn
• unbending
• uncompromising
• unrepentant
• unyielding

NearBy Words:

• obdurately