as in adamant
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
the adamantine opposition of his parents to his marriage to a girl from a poor family
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Recent Examples of adamantine
Image My first collision with the adamantine wall of Vivamayr house rules coincided with my arrival.
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Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
This view is much in vogue today, casting China not as a country that responds to pressure and incentives but as an adamantine force incapable of reacting to external stimuli.
—Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
This poor little deer had to be sacrificed by your adamantine reviewer to show you how the new tool works.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
At the Guggenheim Bilbao, at Glenstone, at SF MoMA and in St. Louis — in so many places around the world — Serra’s adamantine sculptures act on you.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
She is known for her aphoristic precision and intense, adamantine paragraphs.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
So contrary to what Gordon suggests, effective teaching, as Weber saw it, involves much more than pitting students’ opinions against adamantine facts.
—Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2020
Davosites are defined by their adamantine belief in economic and social liberalism and their position at the top of various global organisations.
—The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019
Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
This view is much in vogue today, casting China not as a country that responds to pressure and incentives but as an adamantine force incapable of reacting to external stimuli.
—Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
This poor little deer had to be sacrificed by your adamantine reviewer to show you how the new tool works.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
At the Guggenheim Bilbao, at Glenstone, at SF MoMA and in St. Louis — in so many places around the world — Serra’s adamantine sculptures act on you.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
She is known for her aphoristic precision and intense, adamantine paragraphs.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
So contrary to what Gordon suggests, effective teaching, as Weber saw it, involves much more than pitting students’ opinions against adamantine facts.
—Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2020
Davosites are defined by their adamantine belief in economic and social liberalism and their position at the top of various global organisations.
—The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adamantine
Adjective
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The arbitration ruling is vindication of sorts for the buyers, who have been adamant over the past year that Taylor was delaying the inevitable.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Head coach Leon Rice was adamant his team would heat up from three, but the 3-point shooting remained spotty.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Feb. 2025
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America’s stubborn division was reflected at the nation on the largest stage possible.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The telescope now named for her will help unravel the stubborn mystery surrounding it.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Universal Music Group has remained steadfast in their claims that there was no foul play involved with the record and its popularity was simply, organically due to the quality of the song.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Amid recent efforts to challenge, or in some cases, completely erase the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the National Football League (NFL) remains steadfast in its commitment to embracing and celebrating all people.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Adamantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adamantine. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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