Choose the correct synonym for the word: Obdurate
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Stubborn
Obdurate (adjective) means stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, even when asked or persuaded. Its synonym is stubborn.
Example: The obdurate official refused to listen to any appeal.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Flexible | ready to change or adapt (it is the opposite of obdurate) | Our manager is flexible about working hours. |
| (2) Gentle | kind, mild and soft in manner (it says nothing about refusing to change) | The nurse was gentle with the injured child. |
| (3) Stubborn (answer) | determined not to change one's mind or attitude (an obdurate person and a stubborn person both refuse to give way) | He was too stubborn to admit his mistake. |
| (4) Weak | lacking strength or firmness (an obdurate person is unbending, not weak) | He felt weak after the long illness. |
| Synonyms of obdurate: stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, inflexible Antonyms of obdurate: flexible, compliant, yielding, amenable Also asked in CUET (UG): obdurate – 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 18-05-2026 Slot 1, 19-05-2025 Slot 2 |