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obstinance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bullheadedness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness |
| Type of | firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve |
| Has types | intransigence, intransigency, impenitence, impenitency |
| Derivation | obstinate |
obstinance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mulishness, obstinacy, stubbornness |
| Type of | intractableness, intractability |
Examples of obstinance
obstinance
But in the end, House Republicans'obstruction and obstinance weren't sustainable.
From the businessweek.com
It's done for either for people to make money or national obstinance.
From the guardian.co.uk
Matsuzaka consistently confounded with his obstinance.
From the bostonherald.com
How does one overcome other people's obstinance?
From the guardian.co.uk
The U.S. is again being faced with the possibility of disasters to our economy because of radical Republican obstinance.
From the dailyherald.com
Mubarak's obstinance seemed sure to invoke even more strident protests, and there was fear the government could respond with violence.
From the ocregister.com
The mutual obstinance disappoints those who felt top Republicans and Democrats were close to a major accord on spending cuts and tax increases in December.
From the kansas.com
The actual Bowles-Simpson committee, if you'll recall, famously got bogged down in predictably partisan obstinance and failed to approve anything on which Congress could vote.
From the huffingtonpost.com
His obstinance has delighted Senate Republicans, and all but ensures that the Senate will kill any nominee Obama puts forward to replace him as head of the agency.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- Stubbornness: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
- Stubbornness: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- The characteristic of being obstinate
