Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | chronic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incessant, never-ending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, ever-present, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, lingering, long-lived, long-standing, obstinate, perennial, persistent, persisting, prolonged, protracted, recurrent, recurring, rooted, routine, settled, stubborn, sustained, tenacious, unabating, unmitigated, unyielding, usual |
| Notes: | acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments |
| Antonyms: | curable, eradicable, intermittent, occasional, temporary |
| Main Entry: | concrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hardened |
| Synonyms: | caked, calcified, cemented, compact, compressed, congealed, conglomerated, consolidated, dried, firm, indurate, monolithic, petrified, poured, precast, set, set in stone, solid, solidified, steeled, strong, unyielding |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Antonyms: | bending, flexible, pliable |
| Main Entry: | contumacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | headstrong, obstinate |
| Synonyms: | alienated, contrary, disaffected, estranged, factious, froward, haughty, inflexible, insubordinate, insurgent, intractable, intransigent, irreconcilable, mutinous, obdurate, perverse, pig-headed, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, seditious, stubborn, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | following, obedient, subordinate, tractable, willing |
| Main Entry: | decided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, strong-willed |
| Synonyms: | assertive, bent, certain, cocksure, decisive, deliberate, earnest, emphatic, established, firm, fixed, inflexible, intent, iron-jawed, mulish, positive, purposeful, resolute, resolved, serious, set, settled, strong-minded, sure, unbending, unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering, unyielding |
| Notes: | decided means recognizable, marked, unmistakable or definite, while decisive means having the power to determine an outcome or being conclusive |
| Antonyms: | deferential, delaying, hesitant, postponing, procrastinating, undecided |
| Main Entry: | difficult |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard on someone; hard to do |
| Synonyms: | Gargantuan, Herculean, ambitious, arduous, backbreaker, bothersome, burdensome, challenging, crucial, demanding, difficile, easier said than done, effortful, exacting, formidable, galling, hard-won, heavy, immense, intricate, irritating, labored, laborious, no picnic, not easy, onerous, operose, painful, problem, problematic, prohibitive, rigid, severe, stiff, strenuous, titanic, toilsome, tough, troublesome, trying, unyielding, uphill, upstream, wearisome |
| Antonyms: | calm, easy, free, manageable, plain, simple, uncomplicated |
| Main Entry: | dogged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, persistent |
| Synonyms: | adamant, bullheaded, firm, hanging tough, hard-nosed, hardheaded, indefatigable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, perseverant, perseverative, persevering, pertinacious, pigheaded, relentless, resolute, rigid, single-minded, staunch, steadfast, steady, stubborn, tenacious, tough nut, unbending, unflagging, unshakable, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, irresolute, undetermined, yielding |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
| Synonyms: | close, close-grained, compact, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed, congealed, dense, fine-grained, hard, hardened, heavy, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, inelastic, jelled, nonporous, refractory, rigid, set, solid, solidified, stiff, sturdy, substantial, thick, tough, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | flexible, loose, slack, soft, supple, weak, yielding |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unalterable, definite |
| Synonyms: | abiding, adamant, bent, bound, consistent, constant, dead set on, determined, enduring, established, exact, explicit, fixed, flat, going, hang tough, inflexible, intent, never-failing, obdurate, persevering, persistent, prevailing, resolute, resolved, set, settled, specific, stable, stand pat, stated, staunch, steadfast, steady, stipulated, strict, strong, sure, tenacious, true, unbending, unchangeable, undeviating, unflinching, unqualified, unshakable, unshaken, unwavering, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | alterable, changeable, indefinite, irresolute |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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