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obstinate
adjective
(ob-sti-nate)
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Synonyms:
cussed
,
obdurate
,
unrepentant
,
obstinate
adjective
(ob-sti-nate)
resistant to guidance or discipline
Synonyms:
contrary
,
perverse
,
wayward
,
Examples:
An obstinate child with a violent temper.
obstinate
adjective
(ob-sti-nate)
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Synonyms:
stubborn
,
unregenerate
,
obstinate
verb
(ob-sti-nate)
persist stubbornly
Examples:
He obstinates himself against all rational arguments.
Words Related to
obstinate
!
stubborn
,
obdurate
,
disobedient
,
unregenerate
,
unrepentant
,
unreconstructed
,
wayward
,
cussed
,
perverse
,
contrary
,
unregenerated
,
intransigent
,
recalcitrant
,
headstrong
,
ornery
,
steadfast
,
tenacious
,
insistent
,
intractable
,
persistent
,
entrenched
,
relentless
,
willful
,
dogged
,
diehard
,
set
,
die-hard
,
hard-line
,
hard-nosed
,
single-minded
,
unyielding
,
mulish
,
pigheaded
,
arrogant
,
truculent
,
resolute
,
implacable
,
incorrigible
,
bullheaded
,
insolent
,
defiant
,
cantankerous
,
obstreperous
,
haughty
,
timid
,
uncooperative
,
impetuous
,
petulant
,
unsympathetic
,
contumacious
,
rebellious
,
impatient
,
quarrelsome
,
pugnacious
,
uncompromising
,
pervicacious
,
unbending
,
calcitrant
,
renitent
,
spineless
,
stomachy
,
feckless
,
belligerent
,
unaccommodating
,
inflexible
,
conceited
,
argumentative
,
indifferent
,
dogmatic
,
domineering
,
egocentric
,
impersuadable
,
doltish
,
irresolute
,
disdainful
,
calcitrate
,
indocile
,
meek
,
unprincipled
,
unappreciative
,
irascible
,
cledgy
,
obsequious
,
principled
,
contrarious
,
antagonistic
,
bossy
,
acquiescent
,
unloving
,
inscrutable
,
contemptuous
,
pushy
,
obstructionist
,
resentful
,
judgmental
,
obnoxious
,
egotistical
,
selfish
,
uncaring
,
slothful
,
obstinate
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