obstinate
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
persist stubbornly
he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
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Sense 2 adjective
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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Sense 3 adjective
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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Sense 4 adjective
resistant to guidance or discipline
Mary Mary quite contrary
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-will |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | persevere |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | uncompromising |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | disobedient |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | intractable |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | docile |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-will |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bloody-minded |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bolshy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bullet-headed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dour |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cross-grained |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | determined |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hardheaded |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | stiff-necked |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | strong-minded |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cussedness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unregenerated |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrariness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | disobedient |