ADAMANT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of adamant in English adamantadjective uk /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ us /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ Add to word list Add to word list impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision: [ + that ] I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming. Synonym intransigent formal disapproving Strong-willed

• adamancy
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• aggressive
• aggressively
• grittily
• gutsily
• gutsy
• gutty
• hard-boiled
• pertinacious
• pertinaciously
• pigheaded
• pigheadedly
• purposeful
• ultra-competitive
• ultra-militant
• ultra-serious
• unbending
• unbroken

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adamantly (Definition of adamant from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

adamant | American Dictionary

adamantadjective us /ˈæd·ə·mənt/ Add to word list Add to word list unwilling to be persuaded to change an opinion or decision: She was adamant about becoming a dancer.

adamantly

adverb us /ˈæd·ə·mənt·li/ The mayor adamantly refused to consider a tax increase. (Definition of adamant from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of adamant

adamant However, some respondents were adamant that it represented - at least potentially - a useful investment. From the Cambridge English Corpus She pleaded for the clinic to make an exception but the clinic director remained adamant and would not perform the procedure. From the Cambridge English Corpus She is adamant that everyone in the building hates her, including the music therapist. From the Cambridge English Corpus The editors are explicit and adamant in their claim that ' this is not a book about policy ' (p. 2). From the Cambridge English Corpus Second, it does not explain why some subjects are so adamant about their choices. From the Cambridge English Corpus Despite reaching these conclusions, parents were adamant that they did not lose hope for their children. From the Cambridge English Corpus The interviewed care managers were adamant that when the care package costs reached the authority's limit, it was time to suggest that the person move into institutional care. From the Cambridge English Corpus Stanislavsky was adamant that the credibility of the events of a role had to be honestly accepted if it was to be carried off. From the Cambridge English Corpus They, too, remained as adamant as ever. From the Cambridge English Corpus He was adamant that music teaching should be animated and lively, and that the music played in the classroom should be approachable and leave an indelible impression. From the Cambridge English Corpus Even though he freely admits that complete historical authenticity is ultimately not achievable, he is adamant that striving for such a goal is no futile or unmusical exercise. From the Cambridge English Corpus The villagers were adamant that the existing mining area should not be enlarged beyond what was given since they were not going to gain anything from this. From the Cambridge English Corpus Lea is adamant about leaving timber untreated to age as it will, for preservatives both arrest the natural ageing process and introduce toxicity. From the Cambridge English Corpus She was adamant that nothing would fit their demands, that most of the rooms were wrong for them, that there was no point in the groupings, and so on. From the Cambridge English Corpus But the majority of chiefs were adamant. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of adamant?

Translations of adamant

in Chinese (Traditional) 固執的, 堅決的，堅定不移的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 固执的, 坚决的，坚定不移的… See more in Spanish firme, categórico, firme [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese irredutível, inflexível [masculine-feminine]… See more in Turkish in French in Japanese in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian inatçı, dik başlı, dediğim dedikçi… See more catégorique, inflexible… See more 強固（きょうこ）な… See more keihard… See more neústupný, pevný… See more ubøjelig, urokkelig… See more tegas, tetap tak berubah… See more แน่วแน่, ยืนกราน… See more kiên quyết… See more nieugięty, zdecydowany… See more benhård, orubblig… See more tegar hati… See more unnachgiebig… See more urokkelig, beinhard, ubøyelig… See more непохитний, невблаганний… See more Need a translator?

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