obdurateness

noun

Definition of obduratenessnext
as in persistence
a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion the man clung to his views on gun control with an obdurateness that was peculiarly impressive

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  1. persistence
  2. persistency
  3. resolve
  4. intransigence
  5. obduracy
  6. obstinacy
  7. determination
Noun
  • That’s the inventor’s playbook: Patience, persistence, and an ambitious plan.
    — Stephen Key, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In the last year alone, Davis notes scientists have published important work in a variety of areas — on blood clotting, the impacts of exercise, evidence of viral persistence in the spinal cord, and loss of blood flow to the brain, to name just a few.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of persistence
Noun
  • The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
    — Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • Dan recalled of his daughter’s persistency.
    — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
Definition of persistency
Noun
  • Amid the entire harrowing journey, Alex never loses her resolve.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Further, McKinley didn’t display the kind of expansionist zeal or martial fervor that would correspond to Trump’s call for the U.S. acquisition of Greenland, for example, or his resolve to take back the Panama Canal and secure the wrecked land of Gaza.
    — Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of resolve
Noun
  • Has the president decided his soaring Nielsen ratings are better than a plummeting stock market if there are full-bore tariffs placed on Mexico and Canada because of their intransigence?
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Its conquest became the keystone of Putin’s political legacy, the marker of Russian intransigence vis-à-vis the West, and Putin’s evidence that Russia’s post-Soviet age of humiliation was over.
    — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2022
Definition of intransigence
Noun
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    — John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Andreas blames the obduracy of U.S. politicians and bureaucrats for the persistence of the drug wars, despite their evident failure and their huge financial and human costs.
    — Russell Crandall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Definition of obduracy
Noun
  • Yet, over time, Bashar Assad inherited his father’s obstinacy and brutality and increasingly relied on the security apparatus to maintain control, stifling dissent and curbing opposition.
    — Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That is the popular girl’s cross to bear, and the desperate obstinacy that comes with this realization is one of Cody’s main themes.
    — Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of obstinacy
Noun
  • His determination led to McIlroy's second career win at the event, silencing doubters.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The city’s Department of Finance was reviewing the OCB determination and did not immediately return a request for comment.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of determination
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