'obstinate' definitions:

Definition of 'obstinate'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield [syn: stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate] [ant: docile]
adjective
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant]
adjective
Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward]
verb
Persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

Synonyms of 'obstinate'

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