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obstinate
Overview of verb obstinate
The verb obstinate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. obstinate -- (persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments")
Overview of adj obstinate
The adj obstinate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate -- (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
2. cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant -- (stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing)
3. contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward -- (resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior")
Antonyms of verb obstinate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb obstinate
1 sense of obstinate
Sense 1
obstinate
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> keep, maintain, hold
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb obstinate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb obstinate
1 sense of obstinate
Sense 1
obstinate
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
'Cause To' of verb obstinate
Derived Forms of verb obstinate
1 sense of obstinate
Sense 1
obstinate
RELATED TO>(noun) obstinance#2
=> stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will
Domain of verb obstinate
Domain Terms of verb obstinate
Familiarity of verb obstinate
obstinate used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb obstinate
1 sense of obstinate
Sense 1
obstinate
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Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb obstinate
1 sense of obstinate
Sense 1
obstinate
> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> obstinate
=> ask for it, ask for trouble
=> plug, plug away
=> stick to, stick with, follow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb obstinate
Sense 1
obstinate
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
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Grep of verb obstinate
obstinate
Antonyms of adj obstinate
3 senses of obstinate
Sense 1
stubborn (vs. docile), obstinate, unregenerate
Sense 2
cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
INDIRECT (VIA unregenerate) -> regenerate
Sense 3
contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
INDIRECT (VIA disobedient) -> obedient
Similarity of adj obstinate
3 senses of obstinate
Sense 1
stubborn (vs. docile), obstinate, unregenerate
=> bloody-minded, cantankerous
=> bolshy, stroppy
=> bullheaded, bullet-headed, pigheaded
=> dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
=> contrarious, cross-grained
=> determined
=> hardheaded, mulish
=> stiff-necked
=> strong-minded, strong-willed
Also See> disobedient#1; intractable#1; uncompromising#1, sturdy#2, inflexible#2
Sense 2
cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
=> unregenerate (vs. regenerate), unregenerated
Sense 3
contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
=> disobedient (vs. obedient)
Pertainyms of adj obstinate
Attributes of adj obstinate
Domain of adj obstinate
Domain Terms of adj obstinate
Familiarity of adj obstinate
obstinate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj obstinate
obstinate
Grep of adv obstinate
obstinately
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