Obdurate
Obdurate adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Sadistic and obdurate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadistic" instead an adjective "Obdurate".
Nearby Words: obduracy, obdurately
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Sadistic and Obdurate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obdurate/sadistic
Obdurate & Sadistic. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/obdurate/sadistic>.
Sadistic or Obdurate. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/obdurate/sadistic.
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