Assertive
Obdurate
Obdurate adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Assertive and obdurate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assertive" instead an adjective "Obdurate".
Nearby Words: obduracy, obdurately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- firm and assertive
- firm and obdurate
- resolute and assertive
- resolute and obdurate
- determined and assertive
- determined and obdurate
- obstinate and assertive
- obstinate and obdurate
- stubborn and assertive
- stubborn and obdurate
- uncompromising and assertive
- uncompromising and obdurate
- adamant and assertive
- adamant and obdurate
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Obdurate and Assertive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assertive/obdurate
Assertive & Obdurate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assertive/obdurate>.
Obdurate or Assertive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/assertive/obdurate.
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