Synonyms

adamantly

American

[ad-uh-muhnt-lee, -mant-] / ˈæd ə mənt li, -ˌmænt- /

adverb

with an utterly unyielding attitude, in spite of all appeals, urgings, challenges, etc..

The plaintiff and her mother were adamantly opposed to participation in family court proceedings and repeatedly expressed this sentiment to state officials.

Etymology

Origin of adamantly

adamant ( def. ) + -ly

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While adamantly miserabilist, it does have a plot or at least one shocking plot point that’s so ghastly it made me giddy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“I think of this as the next format of recorded music,” Shulman says adamantly over breakfast in Beverly Hills a few days before the Grammys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering selling top-end F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who adamantly opposes the move.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

"No, we haven't seen The Holiday for years," she says adamantly, adding: "We don't sit down and watch films I'm in. I barely do."

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

But if you adamantly refused—and only then—I was to give you the message.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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