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obstinacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bullheadedness, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness |
| Type of | firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve |
| Has types | intransigence, intransigency, impenitence, impenitency |
obstinacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mulishness, obstinance, stubbornness |
| Type of | intractableness, intractability |
Examples of obstinacy
obstinacy
Were the consequences not so great, it would be a respectable form of obstinacy.
From the economist.com
Thought it merely a jocose reference to my obstinacy, and did not knock him down.
From the theatlantic.com
The U.S. says Tehran's obstinacy is reason to take punitive steps against Iran.
From the time.com
To an outsider, it would have seemed a petulant display of deluded obstinacy.
From the washingtonpost.com
In interviews with TIME, both Fraser and Whitlam reaffirmed their mutual obstinacy.
From the time.com
But when it comes to obstinacy they were up against the world champion in Joe Karam.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If one doesn't understand this, then one doesn't understand our obstinacy.
From the time.com
One of the reasons that I keep bringing it up is out of personal obstinacy.
From the scienceblogs.com
This obstinacy is the reason why I never applied for a vacancy in Britain.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Stubbornness: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
- Stubbornness: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- (obstinate) persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
- (obstinate) stubborn: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- (obstinate) contrary: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
- The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness
- (obstinate) Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent; Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed
- (obstinate) Difficult to manage, control, or subdue, determined, stubborn, fixed, pigheaded, inflexible, adamant
- The mode of equipmental breakdown in which something acts as an obstacle.
