Word of the Day
August 18, 2026
OBDURATE
- Obdurate is a formal word that means "resistant to persuasion." It is usually used to describe someone who is not willing to change their methods or opinions, or something that is not easily altered. // Though obdurate problems loom, the organization under its new leadership is poised to make real and effective changes.
- is a formal word that means resistant to persuasion.
- stubborn
- stubborn (unyielding (not yielding (yield))) [adj]
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
- to become hard-hearted, also OBDURE [v OBDURATED, OBDURATING, OBDURATES]
- unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn.