obstinacy

Word Type

n.

obstinacy Meaning Definition

A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.

Synonyms for obstinacy

adhesiveness,antagonism,antipathy,application,assiduity,assiduousness,averseness,aversion,backwardness,bad blood,bloody-mindedness,bulldog tenacity,bullheadedness,cantankerousness,challenge,clashing,cohesiveness,collision,combative reaction,commitment,competition,complaint,concentration,conflict,consistency,constancy,contrariety,contrariness,contumaciousness,contumacy,counteraction,cross-purposes,cursoriness,decidedness,decision,decisiveness,dedication,defiance,defiance of authority,definiteness,demur,determinateness,determination,determinedness,devotion,diligence,disaccord,disagreement,disinclination,disobedience,dispute,disrelish,dissension,dissent,dissentience,distaste,dogged perseverance,doggedness,earnestness,endurance,energy,engrossment,enmity,fidelity,firmness,fixedness,foot-dragging,force,fortitude,fractiousness,friction,frowardness,fundamentalism,gluiness,glutinosity,grudging consent,grudgingness,gumminess,guts,gutsiness,hardiness,hardness,heartiness,hostility,imperviousness,impliability,indefatigability,indisposedness,indisposition,indocility,industriousness,industry,inexorability,inflexibility,inimicalness,insistence,insistency,intestinal fortitude,intractability,intractableness,intransigence,lack of enthusiasm,lack of zeal,loyalty,lustihood,lustiness,might,mightiness,mulishness,mutinousness,negativeness,negativism,nolition,noncooperation,obduracy,obdurateness,objection,obstinateness,obstreperousness,opposition,oppugnancy,orneriness,orthodoxy,passive resistance,patience,patience of Job,perfunctoriness,permanence,perseverance,persistence,persistency,pertinaciousness,pertinacity,perverseness,perversity,pigheadedness,plodding,plugging,potency,power,powerfulness,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-mindedness,singleness of purpose,slogging,slowness,snugness,stability,stalwartness,stamina,stand,staying power,steadfastness,steadiness,stick-to-itiveness,stickiness,sticking power,stiffness,stolidity,stoutness,strength,strength of will,stubbornness,sturdiness,sulk,sulkiness,sulks,sullenness,tackiness,tenaciousness,tenacity,tightness,tirelessness,total commitment,toughness,unbendingness,uncompromisingness,uncooperativeness,unenthusiasm,unimpressionability,uninfluenceability,unmovability,unpersuadability,unreceptiveness,unrelentingness,unremittingness,unresponsiveness,unruliness,unsuggestibility,unsusceptibility,unswayableness,unswerving attention,unwillingness,unyieldingness,vigor,vigorousness,viscidity,viscosity,vitality,vying,wildness,will,withstanding

Synonym Search Links for obstinacy

adhesivenessantagonismantipathyapplicationassiduityassiduousnessaversenessaversionbackwardnessbad bloodbloody-mindednessbulldog tenacitybullheadednesscantankerousnesschallengeclashingcohesivenesscollisioncombative reactioncommitmentcompetitioncomplaintconcentrationconflictconsistencyconstancycontrarietycontrarinesscontumaciousnesscontumacycounteractioncross-purposescursorinessdecidednessdecisiondecisivenessdedicationdefiancedefiance of authoritydefinitenessdemurdeterminatenessdeterminationdeterminednessdevotiondiligencedisaccorddisagreementdisinclinationdisobediencedisputedisrelishdissensiondissentdissentiencedistastedogged perseverancedoggednessearnestnessenduranceenergyengrossmentenmityfidelityfirmnessfixednessfoot-draggingforcefortitudefractiousnessfrictionfrowardnessfundamentalismgluinessglutinositygrudging consentgrudgingnessgumminessgutsgutsinesshardinesshardnessheartinesshostilityimperviousnessimpliabilityindefatigabilityindisposednessindispositionindocilityindustriousnessindustryinexorabilityinflexibilityinimicalnessinsistenceinsistencyintestinal fortitudeintractabilityintractablenessintransigencelack of enthusiasmlack of zealloyaltylustihoodlustinessmightmightinessmulishnessmutinousnessnegativenessnegativismnolitionnoncooperationobduracyobduratenessobjectionobstinatenessobstreperousnessoppositionoppugnancyornerinessorthodoxypassive resistancepatiencepatience of Jobperfunctorinesspermanenceperseverancepersistencepersistencypertinaciousnesspertinacityperversenessperversitypigheadednessploddingpluggingpotencypowerpowerfulnessprecisianismpreoccupationprotestpurismpuritanismpurposepurposefulnessreactionrebelliousnessrebuffrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecalcitrationrefractorinessrefusalrelentlessnessreluctanceremonstrancerenitencerenitencyrepellencerepellencyrepugnancerepulserepulsionresistanceresolutenessresolutionresolveresolvednessrestivenessretentionrevoltrigidityrigidnessrigorrigorousnessrivalryrobustnessruggednesssedulitysedulousnessself-willseriousnesssinceritysingle-mindednesssingleness of purposesloggingslownesssnugnessstabilitystalwartnessstaminastandstaying powersteadfastnesssteadinessstick-to-itivenessstickinesssticking powerstiffnessstoliditystoutnessstrengthstrength of willstubbornnesssturdinesssulksulkinesssulkssullennesstackinesstenaciousnesstenacitytightnesstirelessnesstotal commitmenttoughnessunbendingnessuncompromisingnessuncooperativenessunenthusiasmunimpressionabilityuninfluenceabilityunmovabilityunpersuadabilityunreceptivenessunrelentingnessunremittingnessunresponsivenessunrulinessunsuggestibilityunsusceptibilityunswayablenessunswerving attentionunwillingnessunyieldingnessvigorvigorousnessviscidityviscosityvitalityvyingwildnesswillwithstanding