Obdurate
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
Sledgehammer and obdurate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sledgehammer" instead an adjective "Obdurate".
Nearby Words: obduracy, obdurately
Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer noun - A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
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Obdurate and sledgehammer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obdurate" instead an adjective "Sledgehammer".
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Related pairs
- unsparing and obdurate
- unsparing and sledgehammer
- hard and obdurate
- hard and sledgehammer
- merciless and obdurate
- merciless and sledgehammer
- unfeeling and obdurate
- unfeeling and sledgehammer
- unmerciful and obdurate
- unmerciful and sledgehammer
- callous and obdurate
- callous and sledgehammer
- cold-blooded and obdurate
- cold-blooded and sledgehammer
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