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  • 61insubordinate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disobedient, intractable; mutinous, insurgent; stubborn, obstinate, too big for one s britches (inf.). See disobedience, defiance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disobedient, mutinous, defiant; see… …

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  • 62intransigent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. uncompromising, unrelenting, inflexible. See resolution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncompromising, tenacious, stubborn; see obstinate , resolute 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …

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  • 63iron — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flatiron, mangle. v. t. press, mangle. See smoothness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made of iron] Syn. ferrous, ferruginous, ironclad, ironcased, ironshod. 2. [Having the qualities of iron] Syn. hard,… …

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  • 64obdurate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flinty, adamant, unyielding, inflexible; stubborn, adamantine, hardened, unshakable, unfeeling, hardhearted; firm. See impenitence, obstinacy.Ant., obedient, bending. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …

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  • 65relentless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pitiless, merciless, implacable, remorseless; inexorable, indefatigable. See resolution, retaliation, severity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. implacable, unmerciful, harsh, unremitting; see constant 1 …

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  • 66remorseless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impenitent, hardened, callous, obdurate; hard, cold, ruthless. See impenitence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking remorse as a quality of character] Syn. shameless, hardened, obdurate, pitiless,… …

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  • 67rigid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stiff, inflexible, unyielding; set, firm, obdurate, strict; rigorous, clean cut. See hardness, severity, obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stiff] Syn. unyielding, inflexible, hard; see firm 2 ,… …

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  • 68stubborn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. perverse, obstinate; dogged, persistent; intractable, unyielding; tough. See obstinacy, hardness. Ant., cooperative, tractable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obstinate, unreasonable, unyielding,… …

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  • 69uncompromising — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inflexible, unyielding; rigid, strict. See severity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. strong, inflexible, firm, unyielding, determined; see also fair 1 , resolute 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …

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  • 70unrelenting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. relentless, inexorable, unyielding, rigorous, obdurate, remorseless, stern. See malevolence, vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cruel, merciless, pitiless; see ruthless 1 , 2 . III (Roget s… …

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