Obstinacies

Synonyms for "obstinacies" (275 found)

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Noun(6 words)

doggedness insistence intransigence mulishness obstinance obstinancy

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plugging potency power powerfulness precisianism preoccupation protest purism puritanism purpose purposefulness reaction rebelliousness rebuff recalcitrance recalcitrancy recalcitration refractoriness refusal relentlessness reluctance remonstrance renitence renitency repellence repellency repugnance repulse repulsion resistance resoluteness resolution resolve resolvedness restiveness retention revolt rigidity rigidness rigor rigorousness rivalry robustness ruggedness sedulity sedulousness self-will seriousness sincerity single-mindedness singleness of purpose slogging slowness snugness stability stalwartness stamina stand staying power steadfastness steadiness stick-to-itiveness stickiness sticking power stiffness stolidity stoutness strength strength of will sturdiness sulk sulkiness sulks sullenness tackiness tenaciousness tenacity tightness tirelessness total commitment toughness unbendingness uncompromisingness uncooperativeness unenthusiasm unimpressionability uninfluenceability unmovability unpersuadability unreceptiveness unrelentingness unremittingness unresponsiveness unruliness unsuggestibility unsusceptibility unswayableness unswerving attention unwillingness unyieldingness vigor vigorousness viscidity viscosity vitality vying wildness will withstanding

Noun(8 words)

obstinence one-track mind pertinacity recalcitrance resolve temerity tenacity vehemence

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Every step towards organization raises a crop of vices peculiar to itself, fresh developments of the egotism and greed and vanity of those into whose hands there falls control, fresh instances of that hostile pedantry which seems so natural to officials and managers, insurgencies and obstinacies and suspicions on the part of everyone.

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