obstinate

/ˈɑbstənət/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
2. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
3. resistant to guidance or discipline
   “Mary Mary quite contrary”

verb

1. persist stubbornly
   “he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”

Synonyms for obstinate

• stubborn
• unregenerate
• bloody-minded
• bolshy
• bullheaded
• dogged
• contrarious
• determined
• hardheaded
• stiff-necked
• strong-minded
• cussed
• obdurate
• unrepentant
• contrary
• perverse
• wayward
• disobedient