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obstinate

/'/A/bst/@/n/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

    adj.all

    Synonyms stubborn unregenerate
    Antonyms docile

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

    adj.all

    Synonyms cussed obdurate unrepentant

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. resistant to guidance or discipline

    adj.all

    Examples
    An obstinate child with a violent temper.
    Synonyms contrary perverse wayward

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. persist stubbornly

    verb.change

    Examples
    He obstinates himself against all rational arguments.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

obstetricianobstetriciousobstetricsobstetricyobstinacyobstinanceobstinatelyobstinationobstipateobstipationobstreperousobstreperously

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