Thesaurus:obstinate

THESAURUS

obstinate

English

Sense: stubbornly adhering, with implied unreasonableness

Detail: Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.

Synonyms

adamant

ardent

bent on

bloody-minded

bullheaded

certain [WS]

chronic

confirmed

determined

diehard

dogged

hard-hearted

hard-nosed

hardheaded

headstrong

immovable

incalcitrant

inflexible

insistent

intractable

intransigent

intrepid

inveterate [WS]

mulish

obdurate

obstinate

obstreperous

peremptory

persistent

pertinacious

pigheaded

recalcitrant

refractory

resolute

resolved

self-willed

stalwart

staunch

steadfast

stubborn

stubborn as a mule

tenacious

terminal

thwart (dated)

truculent

uncompromising

unyielding

vehement

wilful

Antonyms

flexible [WS]

sycophantic [WS]

Hyponyms

hellbent

indomitable [WS]

monomania

perverse [WS]

relentless [WS]

tireless [WS]

Hypernyms

hard [WS]

See also

Further reading

“606. obstinacy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“obstinate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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