Obdurate and Sensitive

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Obdurate adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: the obdurate refusal of the crotchety old man to let the neighborhood kids retrieve their stray ball from his backyard

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Sensitive is an antonym for obdurate.

Nearby Words: obduracy, obdurately

Sensitive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

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Obdurate is an antonym for sensitive.

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Sensitive and Obdurate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obdurate/sensitive

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