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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 | ||
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