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Synonyms for obstinate in English

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obstinate:
- stubborn; obstinate; headstrong; pig-headed; tenacious; cross-grained; persevering; recalcitrant; heady; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; tough; wilful; stiff-necked; willful; pigheaded; dogged; mulish; wayward; rigid; star; inflexible; immovable; straight-backed; unbending; against the grain; revolting; contrary; perverse; unrepentant; obdurate; cussed; unregenerate
- obstinate

English

Detailed Synonyms for obstinate in English

obstinate:

obstinate adj

obstinate
stubborn; obstinate
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
obstinate
headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn
- headstrong adj
- obstinate adj
- pig-headed adj
- stubborn adj
obstinate
obstinate
- obstinate adj
obstinate
tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough
- tenacious adj
- obstinate adj
- cross-grained adj
- persevering adj
- stubborn adj
- recalcitrant adj
- heady adj
- pig-headed adj
- tacky adj
- viscous adj
- persistent adj
- rebellious adj
- tedious adj
- boring adj
- grumpy adj
- refractory adj
- sullen adj
- unrelenting adj
- unyielding adj
- mindless adj
- stupefied adj
- dull adj
- stern adj
- surly adj
- leathery adj
- headstrong adj
- tough adj
obstinate
stubborn; headstrong; obstinate; wilful; stiff-necked; willful
- stubborn adj
- headstrong adj
- obstinate adj
- wilful adj, variant spelling
- stiff-necked adj
- willful adj
obstinate
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded; stiff-necked
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
- pigheaded adj
- stiff-necked adj
obstinate
obstinate; dogged; mulish; wayward; headstrong; wilful; willful
- obstinate adj
- dogged adj
- mulish adj
- wayward adj
- headstrong adj
- wilful adj, variant spelling
- willful adj
obstinate
rigid; stern; star; stubborn; obstinate; inflexible; immovable; straight-backed; unbending; recalcitrant; against the grain
- rigid adj
- stern adj
- star adj
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
- inflexible adj
- immovable adj
- straight-backed adj
- unbending adj
- recalcitrant adj
- against the grain adj
obstinate
revolting; recalcitrant; obstinate
- revolting adj
- recalcitrant adj
- obstinate adj
obstinate

– resistant to guidance or discipline ¹
contrary; obstinate; wayward; perverse
– resistant to guidance or discipline ¹
- contrary adj
  - Mary Mary quite contrary¹
- obstinate adj
  - an obstinate child with a violent temper¹
- wayward adj
  - wayward behavior¹
- perverse adj
  - a perverse mood¹
obstinate

– stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing ¹
obstinate; unrepentant; obdurate; cussed
– stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing ¹
- obstinate adj
- unrepentant adj
- obdurate adj
- cussed adj
obstinate

– tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield ¹
stubborn; obstinate; unregenerate
– tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield ¹
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
- unregenerate adj

obstinate verb

obstinate

– persist stubbornly ¹
obstinate
– persist stubbornly ¹
- obstinate verb
  - he obstinates himself against all rational arguments¹

Related Words for "obstinate":

obstinately

Alternate Synonyms for "obstinate":

Antonyms for "obstinate":

docile

Related Definitions for "obstinate":

resistant to guidance or discipline¹
- an obstinate child with a violent temper¹
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing¹
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield¹
persist stubbornly¹
- he obstinates himself against all rational arguments¹

Related Synonyms for obstinate

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