Similar Words

— bloody-minded
— bolshie
— bolshy
— bullet-headed
— bullheaded
— cantankerous
— contrarious
— cross-grained
— determined
— disobedient
— dogged
— dour
— down-the-line
— hardheaded
— inflexible
— intractable
— mulish
— obesity
— obfuscate
— obstacle
— obstinacy
— obstreperous
— obstruct
— obstructed
— obstructing
— obstructing legislation
— obstruction
— obstructive
— officiate
— offset
— offshoot
— opposed
— opposed to
— opposite
— opposite of hardness
— oppositely
— opposition
— persistent
— pertinacious
— pigheaded
— stiff-necked
— strong-minded
— strong-willed
— stroppy
— sturdy
— tenacious
— uncompromising
— unregenerate
— unregenerated
— unyielding

Misspelling

bstinate, obbstinate, obsstinate, obstiinate, obstimate, obstinaate, obstinat, obstinatee, obstinnate, obstniate, obsttinatte, obtsinate, obztinate, oobstinate

Obstinate — synonyms, definition

1. obstinate (a)

91 synonym

adamant assertive awkward balky biased bigoted blind bullheaded cocksure confident conservative contrary contumacious conventional convinced deaf defiant determined difficult disinclined • • •

2. obstinate (Adjective)

3 synonyms

cussed unregenerate unrepentant

3 definitions

obstinate (Adjective) — Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.

obstinate (Adjective) — Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.

obstinate (Adjective) — Resistant to guidance or discipline; tending to do the opposite of what is normal or wanted. ex. "an obstinate child with a violent temper"

3. obstinate (Verb)

1 definition

obstinate (Verb) — Persist stubbornly. ex. "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

5 types of

hang in hang on hold on persevere persist