Synonyms for obstinate
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ob-stuh-nit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb stə nɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for obstinate
- cantankerous
- contradictory
- contrary
- contumacious
- convinced
- dead set on
- dogged
- firm
- hard
- hardened
- heady
- immovable
- indomitable
- intractable
- locked in
- mulish
- obdurate
- opinionated
- opinionative
- persistent
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pigheaded
- refractory
- relentless
- resolved
- restive
- self-willed
- strong-minded
- unalterable
- unflinching
- unmanageable
Définition of obstinate
Origin :- mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare, related to stare "stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.
- adj stubborn, determined
- He is too obstinate; if a man can be too honest, he is too honest.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- When he was obstinate, and insisted on exerting himself, she gave in.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- I'm an obstinate kind of creature, and get things by hanging on.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- Joseph said nothing further except, "Good-by, obstinate one!"
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- But Panoria was an obstinate child, and she returned to the charge.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- How do you know Antoun Effendi thinks you selfish and obstinate?
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- He had it republished, declaring that "he must be an obstinate Sadducee who doubted it."
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- If there's one thing that Jenkins is obstinate in, above all others, it's about eating.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- But no, I see it written in your absurd face, that you will not—obstinate madman!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It was the mute, obstinate, eternal protest, and it was expectation also.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for obstinate
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