vverb.changepersist stubbornlyExamples:- he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
Derivationally Related Form:obstinance
Hypernyms:hang in hang on hold on persevere persist
Inherited Hypernyms:obstinateperseverecontinuekeep
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adjadj.alltenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yieldSynset:stubborn unregenerate
Antonyms:docile
Derivationally Related Form:stubbornness
Inherited Hypernyms:stubborn
Similar to:bloody-minded cantankerous bolshy stroppy bullet-headed bullheaded pigheaded contrarious cross-grained determined dogged dour persistent pertinacious tenacious unyielding hardheaded mulish stiff-necked strong-minded strong-willed
See also:disobedient inflexible intractable sturdy uncompromising
adj satadj.allstubbornly persistent in wrongdoingSynset:cussed obdurate unrepentant
Antonyms:regenerate
Derivationally Related Form:cussedness
Inherited Hypernyms:cussed
Similar to:unregenerate unregenerated
adj satadj.allresistant to guidance or disciplineSynset:contrary perverse wayward
Examples:- Mary Mary quite contrary
- an obstinate child with a violent temper
- a perverse mood
- wayward behavior
Antonyms:obedient
Derivationally Related Form:perversenesscontrarinessperversity
Inherited Hypernyms:contrary
Similar to:disobedient