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Adamantadjective

extremely firm; unyielding

Contextual Meaning

Here, "adamant" means extremely firm and unwilling to change their position. The politicians are portrayed as strongly opposed to allowing Princess Aiko to take the throne.

Usage Tips

Use "adamant" for a very strong, determined refusal or position. It is commonly followed by "about," "that," or "on," and "adamant about not allowing" is more standard than "adamant not to allow," although the sentence's structure is understandable.

Examples

“The officials were adamant about not changing the succession rules.”

The officials were extremely firm about refusing to change the succession rules.

“The party leader remained adamant that the proposal should be rejected.”

The party leader continued to insist firmly that the proposal should be rejected.

Collocations

be adamant about something be adamant that something must happen remain adamant

Synonyms

unyielding inflexible determined

Antonyms

flexible open-minded

Common Mistakes

Learners may use "adamant" to mean merely confident or certain. It usually suggests a very strong refusal to change one's position, often in a structure such as "adamant about" or "adamant that."

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Examples

“The officials were adamant about not changing the succession rules.”The officials were extremely firm about refusing to change the succession rules.

“The party leader remained adamant that the proposal should be rejected.”The party leader continued to insist firmly that the proposal should be rejected.

Collocations:be adamant about something be adamant that something must happen remain adamant

Synonyms:unyielding inflexible determined

Antonyms:flexible open-minded

Common Mistakes

Learners may use "adamant" to mean merely confident or certain. It usually suggests a very strong refusal to change one's position, often in a structure such as "adamant about" or "adamant that."