Vocabulary
Obdurate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
Urdu meaning
ترتیب دینا فوج کی طرح تربیت دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The sudden warmth in US-Pakistan relations also angered New Delhi, making it more obdurate in giving Trump credit for defusing the crisis.
- The British Museum remains obdurate in its refusal to return these Greek artefacts, or the 16th-century bronzes looted in 1897 from the royal palace in Benin (now Nigeria).
- India`s obdurate refusal to discuss the Kashmir dispute poses a major challenge for Pakistan.
Synonyms
stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, intransigent, implacable
Antonyms
amenable, compliant, malleable, tractable
Curator example
“I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate”
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