adamancy
Refusal to bend
Adamancy is firm, unyielding insistence—the quality of refusing to change one's position or be persuaded.
The word shares roots with adamant, originally a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness.
Someone's adamancy may be principled resolve or stubborn inflexibility, depending on perspective: Her adamancy on the safety protocols saved lives; His adamancy bordered on obstinacy.
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
- unbendingnessQuality of being unyielding
bullheadedness · hardheadedness · mulishness · pigheadedness · willfulness · obduracy · pertinacity · recalcitrance
Firmness of purpose
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
grit · perseverance · persistence · doggedness · commitment · dedication · constancy · endurance
Firm loyal dedication
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
fidelity · dedication · commitment · trustworthiness · reliability · unswerving · staunchness
Total absence of doubt
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- beliefTrust held as true
- faithTrust without proof
- firmnessResistance to deformation
sureness · confidence · decisiveness · positiveness · absoluteness · unshakeability · resoluteness · certitude
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
unbendingness · bullheadedness · hardheadedness · mulishness · pigheadedness · willfulness · obduracy · pertinacity · recalcitrance · contumacy
determination
Firmness of purpose
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
fortitude · grit · perseverance · persistence · doggedness · commitment · dedication · constancy · endurance · resilience
steadfastness
Firm loyal dedication
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
constancy · fidelity · dedication · commitment · trustworthiness · reliability · unswerving · staunchness
certainty
Total absence of doubt
firmness · sureness · confidence · decisiveness · positiveness · absoluteness · unshakeability · resoluteness · certitude
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- closed-mindednessclosed-mindedness, close-mindedness, narrow-mindedness, inflexibility, rigidity
- convictionsbelief, certainty, certitude, creed, credo
adamancyflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
pliability · yielding · amenability · compliance · acquiescence
adamancyindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · vacillation · wavering · irresolution · hesitancy