English adjective: obstinate | |||
1. | obstinate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield | ||
Synonyms | stubborn, unregenerate | ||
Similar | bloody-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 also | disobedient, inflexible, intractable, sturdy, uncompromising | ||
Antonyms | docile | ||
2. | obstinate stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | ||
Synonyms | cussed, obdurate, unrepentant | ||
Similar | unregenerate, unregenerated | ||
Antonyms | regenerate | ||
3. | obstinate resistant to guidance or discipline | ||
Samples | Mary Mary quite contrary. An obstinate child with a violent temper. A perverse mood. Wayward behavior. | ||
Synonyms | contrary, perverse, wayward | ||
Similar | disobedient | ||
Antonyms | obedient | ||
English verb: obstinate | |||
1. | obstinate (change) persist stubbornly | ||
Samples | He obstinates himself against all rational arguments. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist | ||