“Adamant” means firm, unwavering, or unwilling to change a position. Its opposites range from flexible and receptive to uncertain or indecisive, depending on whether you mean willingness to compromise or lack of conviction.
Choose the Contrast by Degree of Flexibility
- Flexible
- Yielding
- Open-minded
- Wavering
- Undecided
- Uncertain
- Persuadable
- Receptive
- Accommodating
- Compliant
- Pliable
- Changeable
- Indecisive
- Willing to compromise
Flexible
“Flexible” works when you mean willing to adjust a position or plan. It is more precise than the original when that distinction matters.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was flexible when asked to reconsider.
Yielding
Use “Yielding” for willing to give way under pressure or persuasion. Check the surrounding sentence because it is not necessarily interchangeable in every context.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was yielding when asked to reconsider.
Open-minded
“Open-minded” emphasizes willing to consider different ideas or evidence. Choose it when that shade of meaning is the one you want to bring forward.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was open-minded when asked to reconsider.
Wavering
“Wavering” works when you mean uncertain or changing between positions. It is more precise than the original when that distinction matters.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was wavering when asked to reconsider.
Undecided
Use “Undecided” for not yet committed to a choice. Check the surrounding sentence because it is not necessarily interchangeable in every context.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was undecided when asked to reconsider.
Uncertain
“Uncertain” emphasizes not fully confident or settled in a view. Choose it when that shade of meaning is the one you want to bring forward.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was uncertain when asked to reconsider.
Persuadable
“Persuadable” works when you mean capable of being convinced to change position. It is more precise than the original when that distinction matters.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was persuadable when asked to reconsider.
Receptive
Use “Receptive” for open to suggestions, arguments, or new information. Check the surrounding sentence because it is not necessarily interchangeable in every context.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was receptive when asked to reconsider.
Accommodating
“Accommodating” emphasizes willing to adapt in order to meet other people’s needs. Choose it when that shade of meaning is the one you want to bring forward.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was accommodating when asked to reconsider.
Compliant
“Compliant” works when you mean willing to follow a request, rule, or direction. It is more precise than the original when that distinction matters.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was compliant when asked to reconsider.
Pliable
Use “Pliable” for easy to influence or adapt, sometimes with a critical implication. Check the surrounding sentence because it is not necessarily interchangeable in every context.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was pliable when asked to reconsider.
Changeable
“Changeable” emphasizes liable or willing to change. Choose it when that shade of meaning is the one you want to bring forward.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was changeable when asked to reconsider.
Indecisive
“Indecisive” works when you mean having difficulty making or maintaining a firm decision. It is more precise than the original when that distinction matters.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was indecisive when asked to reconsider.
Willing to compromise
Use “Willing to compromise” for prepared to modify a position to reach agreement. Check the surrounding sentence because it is not necessarily interchangeable in every context.
Example: Unlike her adamant colleague, she was willing to compromise when asked to reconsider.