dead set
Won't be swayed
Dead set describes complete determination or fixed resolve.
To be dead set on something is to be absolutely committed to it; to be dead set against something is to oppose it unwaveringly.
In Australian slang, dead set serves as an intensifier meaning genuinely or seriously: That's dead set the best meal I've ever had.
Fixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
tenacious · unshakable · dogged · persistent · relentless · single-minded · unflinching · unbending
In opposition to
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
contrary · objecting · disapproving · anti · rejecting · defying · dissenting · set against
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unyielding · tenacious · unshakable · dogged · persistent · relentless · single-minded · unflinching · unbending · immovable
against
In opposition to
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- resistantWithstanding external forces
hostile · contrary · objecting · disapproving · anti · rejecting · defying · dissenting · set against · dug in
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- Regional Slangy'all, bless your heart, cattywampus, ope, you betcha
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- death idiomskick the bucket, six feet under, deadly sin, deadbeat, deadpan
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
dead setwishy-washy
Lacking firmness or decisiveness
undecided · irresolute · wavering · ambivalent · indifferent
dead setopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
flexible · persuadable · amenable · receptive · malleable
death, deaden, dead end, deathly, deadlock, dead, deadness, dead center