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English adjective: obstinate

1. obstinate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield


Synonymsstubborn, unregenerate


Similarbloody-minded, bolshy, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, dogged, dour, hardheaded, mulish, persistent, pertinacious, pigheaded, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, tenacious, unyielding


See alsodisobedient, inflexible, intractable, sturdy, uncompromising


Antonymsdocile

2. obstinate stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing


Synonymscussed, obdurate, unrepentant


Similarunregenerate, unregenerated


Antonymsregenerate

3. obstinate resistant to guidance or discipline


SamplesMary Mary quite contrary.
An obstinate child with a violent temper.
A perverse mood.
Wayward behavior.


Synonymscontrary, perverse, wayward


Similardisobedient


Antonymsobedient


English verb: obstinate

1. obstinate (change) persist stubbornly


SamplesHe obstinates himself against all rational arguments.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist









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