adamant
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.
Origin of adamant
1Other words for adamant
Opposites for adamant
Other words from adamant
- ad·a·man·cy [ad-uh-muhn-see], /ˈæd ə mən si/, ad·a·mance, noun
- ad·a·mant·ly, adverb
- un·ad·a·mant, adjective
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How to use adamant in a sentence
I was adamant about staying active as much as my body could endure.
The Anatomy Of A Breast Cancer Survivor: ‘Early Detection Saved My Life’ | Charli Penn | October 6, 2020 | Essence.comBarbara Bry, his opponent in the race, also a Democrat, was more adamant.
San Diego Democrats Struggle With Proposition 15 | Scott Lewis | October 5, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoFDA regulators are adamant that a vaccine will not be approved until it is demonstrated to be safe and effective.
Why it’s still unlikely we’ll have a Covid-19 vaccine before Election Day | Umair Irfan | September 30, 2020 | VoxGordon points out that selectively cutting one out of three old growth trees can be a good thing by opening up more light, but he’s adamant that clear-cutting should no longer be allowed in Alaska.
Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US | By Bjorn Dihle/ Outdoor Life | September 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe Postal Service has been adamant that it can handle a nationwide increase in voting by mail in the general election.
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail. | by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy | September 18, 2020 | ProPublica
Even the most adamant Obamacare opponent must acknowledge, as Kasich has, that its coverage expansion has helped some people.
John Kasich: The GOP’s Hobbled 2016 Dark Horse | W. James Antle III | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are also as adamant about the tone they want to strike.
Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit | Kevin Fallon | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are adamant that their women-only concerts are not a result of religious rules.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite all the visual cues which might suggest otherwise, Manning was adamant that he was not trying to promote himself.
Many of the survivors were adamant that the fighters were made up of foreign nationals from all over the world.
He was strong; his will was adamant as the blade of Trenchefer; to save those dear ones a single pang—what would he not suffer!
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisOnce he paused at the sealed door, and flung himself against it—adamant had scarce seemed firmer.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisAnd how I thanked my God for the adamant bulwarks of coral that protected my ark from the fury of the treacherous seas!
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontI went to General Kock and pleaded with him, but he was adamant.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.He moistened his lips, and glanced at her for succor, but she was adamant.
Mr. Opp | Alice Hegan Rice
British Dictionary definitions for adamant
/ (ˈædəmənt) /
unshakable in purpose, determination, or opinion; unyielding
a less common word for adamantine (def. 1)
any extremely hard or apparently unbreakable substance
a legendary stone said to be impenetrable, often identified with the diamond or loadstone
Origin of adamant
1Derived forms of adamant
- adamantly, adverb
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