Obduracy is an English word with synonyms like resoluteness or firmness. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Obduracy in a sentence
Obduracy meaning
The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
Synonyms of Obduracy
Using Obduracy
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
- Useful related words include: adamance, unyieldingness, resoluteness, firmness.
Context around Obduracy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obduracy
- In this selection, "obduracy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include era of obduracy around international and on the obduracy or combativeness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obduracy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obduracy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While England were thrashed in all three of his Tests, this is no comment on the obduracy or combativeness he showed. (21 words)
The era of indifference to human rights, the era of obduracy around international cooperation, the era of pugilism with our allies, the era of abdication of international leadership. (28 words)
The era of indifference to human rights, the era of obduracy around international cooperation, the era of pugilism with our allies, the era of abdication of international leadership. (28 words)
While England were thrashed in all three of his Tests, this is no comment on the obduracy or combativeness he showed. (21 words)
Example sentences (2)
While England were thrashed in all three of his Tests, this is no comment on the obduracy or combativeness he showed.
The era of indifference to human rights, the era of obduracy around international cooperation, the era of pugilism with our allies, the era of abdication of international leadership.