Definition
refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind
In a sentence
“She was adamant that she would not apologize.”
Similar words
- resolute
- unyielding
Related vocabulary
Why this word matters: adamant appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.