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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    stubborn uncooperative resistant defiant unyielding headstrong strong-willed firm resolute determined inflexible rigid unshakeable uncompromising obstreperous recalcitrant contrarian disobedient refractory intractable incorrigible uncontrollable unmanageable rebellious mutinous insubordinate noncompliant unrelenting dogged tenacious persistent persevering relentless

    Meaning of Obstinate

    The primary meaning of the word "obstinate" is being stubbornly uncooperative or resistant to change.

    Definitions

    • Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action despite attempts to persuade or reason with them
    • Stubbornly uncooperative or resistant to control
    • Firmly and unyieldingly opposed to something

    Etymology of Obstinate

    The word "obstinate" comes from the Latin "obstinatus", which is the past participle of "obstinari", meaning to stand against or oppose, derived from "ob" (against) and "stinare" (to stand)
    Historically, the word has been used since the 15th century to describe someone who is stubbornly resistant to change or control

    Example Uses

    • The obstinate child refused to eat his vegetables, despite his mother's best efforts to persuade him
    • She was obstinate in her refusal to compromise on the issue, even when faced with overwhelming opposition
    • The obstinate donkey refused to move, no matter how hard its owner tried to coax it

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    compliant cooperative obedient flexible yielding accommodating agreeable submissive deferential conciliatory receptive open-minded amenable docile tractable manageable controllable pliable pliant adaptable

    Related Nouns

    resistance stubbornness defiance opposition disobedience noncompliance uncooperativeness inflexibility rigidity obstinacy contrariness recalcitrance intractability incorrigibility contumacy refractoriness headstrongness willfulness firmness resoluteness determination

    Related Verbs

    resist defy oppose refuse disobey decline reject spurn repudiate renounce deny contradict dispute argue contend struggle strive persist persevere insist maintain uphold stand

    Related Adjectives

    stubborn uncooperative resistant defiant unyielding headstrong strong-willed firm resolute determined inflexible rigid uncompromising obstreperous recalcitrant contrarian disobedient refractory intractable incorrigible uncontrollable unmanageable