obstinate
English Thesaurus
1. persist stubbornly (verb.change)
2. resistant to guidance or discipline (adj.all)
| similar | : | disobedient, |
| definition | : | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority (adj.all) |
3. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing (adj.all)
| similar | : | unregenerate, unregenerated, |
| definition | : | not reformed morally or spiritually (adj.all) |
4. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)
| similar | : | bloody-minded, cantankerous, |
| definition | : | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded, |
| definition | : | obstinate and stupid (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding, |
| definition | : | stubbornly unyielding (adj.all) |
| similar | : | contrarious, cross-grained, |
| definition | : | difficult to deal with (adj.all) |
| similar | : | determined, |
| definition | : | devoting full strength and concentrated attention to (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hardheaded, mulish, |
| definition | : | unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack (adj.all) |
| similar | : | stiff-necked, |
| definition | : | haughtily stubborn (adj.all) |
| similar | : | strong-minded, strong-willed, |
| definition | : | having a determined will (adj.all) |
| also | : | inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising, |
| definition | : | not making concessions (adj.all) |
| also | : | disobedient, |
| definition | : | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority (adj.all) |
| also | : | intractable, |
| definition | : | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold (adj.all) |
5. persist stubbornly (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires (noun.attribute) |
6. resistant to guidance or discipline (adj.all)
| derivation | : | contrariness, perverseness, perversity, |
| definition | : | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline (noun.attribute) |
7. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cussedness, orneriness, |
| definition | : | meanspirited disagreeable contrariness (noun.attribute) |
8. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)
| antonym | : | docile, |
| definition | : | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires (noun.attribute) |
9. persist stubbornly (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires (noun.attribute) |
10. resistant to guidance or discipline (adj.all)
| derivation | : | contrariness, perverseness, perversity, |
| definition | : | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline (noun.attribute) |
11. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cussedness, orneriness, |
| definition | : | meanspirited disagreeable contrariness (noun.attribute) |
12. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)
| antonym | : | docile, |
| definition | : | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires (noun.attribute) |
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