a. | 1. | Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; - usually implying unreasonableness. |
2. | Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; |
Verb | 1. | obstinate - persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments" |
Adj. | 1. | obstinate - stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
2. | obstinate - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" | |
3. | obstinate - persisting in a reactionary stand Synonyms: unregenerate, stubborn |