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obstinate

v. persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

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Adjectives (14)

stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Fuzzynyms (147)

obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

recalcitrant

adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent

adj. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"

implacable

adj. incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"

solved, resolved

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

plus, positive

adj. involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"

uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

uncontrollable, unmanageable

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

recalcitrant

adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

intractable

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding

adj. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

erring, error-prone

adj. capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"

aberrant, deviant, deviate

adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"

mutinous

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

rebellious

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

unservile, unsubmissive

adj. not servile or submissive

naughty

adj. badly behaved; "a naughty boy"

insubordinate

adj. not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"

negative

adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

disapproving

adj. expressing or manifesting disapproval

disorderly

adj. undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

impetuous

adj. marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"

unmanageable, difficult

adj. hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

wild, untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

hardheaded, mulish

adj. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

contrarious, cross-grained

adj. difficult to deal with

cantankerous, crotchety, ornery

adj. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

intractable

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

refractory, stubborn

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

fractious, refractory, recalcitrant

adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding

recalcitrant

adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

incorrigible

adj. impervious to correction by punishment

mutinous

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

rebellious

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

unservile, unsubmissive

adj. not servile or submissive

adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent

implacable

adj. incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"

obstreperous

adj. boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"

uncontrollable, unmanageable

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

unmanageable, difficult

adj. hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

solved, resolved

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

bloody-minded, cantankerous

adj. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator

Synonyms (12)

froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

recusant

adj. refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams

fractious, refractory, recalcitrant

adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

impenitent

adj. impervious to moral persuasion

unconverted, unpersuaded

adj. not converted

Antonyms (6)

docile

adj. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"

ductile, malleable

adj. easily influenced

obedient

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

dutiful, duteous

adj. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

obstinate

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