- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|785
- Abbreviations|0
68 entries under obstinate topic. ×
| defiant(adjective, persistent, dogged, insolent) | |
| mutinous(adjective, violent, persistent, disobedience) | |
| disobedient(adjective, resist, persistent, dogged) | |
| unruly(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent) | |
| recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile) | |
| insurgent(adjective, violent, persistent, dogged) | |
| contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile) | |
| refractory(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile) | |
| intractable(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile) | |
| ungovernable(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged) | |
| stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, firm) | |
| wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, contrary) | |
| contrary(adjective, persistent, antagonistic, insistent) | |
| unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, persistent) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged) | |
| firm(adjective, tough, persistent, stubborn) | |
| rigid(tough, firm, persistent, stubborn) | |
| unyielding(adjective, tough, firm, inflexible) | |
| adamant(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim) | |
| cantankerous(tough, firm, persistent, stubborn) |
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