Synonyms for Obstinacy

Synonyms for "obstinacy" (281 found)

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Closest matches (57)

Noun(8 words)

stubbornness doggedness obstinance pigheadedness self-will bullheadedness conviction cussedness

adhesiveness antagonism antipathy application assiduity assiduousness averseness aversion backwardnessbad bloodbigotry bloody-mindednessbulldog tenacitybullheadedness cantankerousness challenge clashing cohesiveness collisioncombative reaction

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Strong matches (84)

disagreement disinclination disobedience dispute disrelish dissension dissent dissentience distastedogged perseverancedoggedness dogmatism earnestness endurance energy engrossment enmity fanaticism fidelity firmness

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Noun(6 words)

hardheadedness inflexibility insistence intransigencemore rigidmulishness

Related words (140)

orneriness orthodoxypassive resistancepatiencepatience of jobperfunctoriness permanence perseverance persistence persistency pertinaciousness pertinacity perverseness perversity pigheadedness plodding plugging potency power powerfulness

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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-mindednesssingleness of purposeslogging slowness snugness stability stalwartness stamina standstaying powersteadfastness steadinessstick-to-itivenessstickinesssticking powerstiffness stolidity stoutness strengthstrength of willstubbornness sturdiness sulk sulkiness sulks sullenness tackiness tenaciousness tenacity tightness tirelessnesstotal commitmenttoughness unbendingness uncompromisingness uncooperativeness unenthusiasm unimpressionability uninfluenceability unmovability unpersuadability unreceptiveness unrelentingness unremittingness unresponsiveness unruliness unsuggestibility unsusceptibility unswayablenessunswerving attentionunwillingness unyieldingness vigor vigorousness viscidity viscosity vitality vying wildness will withstanding

Noun(13 words)

pertinacity recalcitrancerefuse to considerresolve rigidity temerity tenacity truculence unbending vehemence wilfulness willfulness wrongheadedness

Adjective(1 words)

rigid stance

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

attitudebehavioral patterncharacter traitdisposition firmnessfirmness of purposeintractability intractablenesspersonality traitresoluteness resolution resolve

More specific

3 entries

intransigence rigidity willfulness

Collocations

5 entries

extreme obstinacyintellectual obstinacypersonal obstinacypolitical obstinacystubborn obstinacy

Inflections

1 entries

obstinacies

Derivations

2 entries

obstinate obstinately

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Miss Wang has a trace of obstinacy in her, but she is still a good student.

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It was not until worn out by the obstinacy of the anchoret that he consented to put the state and condition of his mistress to a certain trial.

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There was a certain obstinacy in his voice.

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No coaxing could induce them to advance, and the application of the whip only seemed to exasperate their obstinacy.

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Obstinacy