Overview of verb obstinate

The verb obstinate has 1 sense

• obstinate -- (persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments")

Overview of adj obstinate

The adj obstinate has 3 senses

• stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate -- (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)


• cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant -- (stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing)


• 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")