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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hardened, stiff |
| Synonyms: | hard, immalleable, impliable, inelastic, nonflexible, rigid, set, starched, taut, unbending |
| Antonyms: | bendable, elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant, resilient, soft |
| Main Entry: | unyielding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steadfast, resolute |
| Synonyms: | adamant, dead set on, determined, firm, fixed, hard, hard-core, hard-line, hard-nosed, hardheaded, headstrong*, immalleable, immovable, implacable, impliable, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, locked in, merciless, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, relentless, rigid, ruthless, single-minded, solid, staunch, stiff, stiff-necked, stubborn, tough, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unmovable, unrelenting, unswayable, unwavering |
| Antonyms: | flexible, irresolute, surrendering, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refractory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
| Synonyms: | firm, hard, impliable, rigid, stiff |
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