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Obstinacy synonyms
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stubbornness
The state of being stubborn.
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  1. The state of being stubborn.
tenacity
The quality or state of being tenacious
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  1. The quality or state of being tenacious
reluctance
The fact or state of being reluctant; unwillingness
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  1. The fact or state of being reluctant; unwillingness
  2. (Physics) A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.
  3. (Rare) Opposition; revolt
bullheadedness
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
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  1. The characteristic of being bullheaded.
hardheadedness
The characteristic of being hardheaded.
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  1. The characteristic of being hardheaded.
mulishness
The characteristic of being mulish.
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  1. The characteristic of being mulish.
obstinateness
The characteristic of being obstinate.
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  1. The characteristic of being obstinate.
pertinaciousness
The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
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  1. The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
pertinacity
The quality or state of being pertinacious:
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  1. The quality or state of being pertinacious:
  2. The quality or condition of being pertinacious; stubborn persistence; obstinacy
perversity
A perverse act
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  1. A perverse act
  2. The quality or state of being perverse.
  3. The quality or condition of being perverse
pigheadedness
The condition of being pigheaded
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  1. The condition of being pigheaded
tenaciousness
The characteristic of being tenacious.
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  1. The characteristic of being tenacious.
tenacity
The quality or state of being tenacious
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  1. The quality or state of being tenacious
willfulness
The quality of being willful; obstinacy
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  1. The quality of being willful; obstinacy
disorderliness
The state or quality of being disorderly.
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  1. The state or quality of being disorderly.
fractiousness
The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
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  1. The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
  2. A peevish or cranky nature.
indocility
The quality or condition of being indocile
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  1. The quality or condition of being indocile
obstinateness
The characteristic of being obstinate.
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  1. The characteristic of being obstinate.
refractoriness
The quality of being refractory.
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  1. The quality of being refractory.
uncontrollableness
The state or quality of being uncontrollable.
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  1. The state or quality of being uncontrollable.
unruliness
The state of being unruly.
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  1. The state of being unruly.
untowardness
(Countable) Something untoward.
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  1. (Countable) Something untoward.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or condition of being untoward.
wildness
The quality of being wild or untamed
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  1. The quality of being wild or untamed
Find another word for obstinacy. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for obstinacy, like: stubbornness, tenacity, reluctance, determination, purpose, bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinateness and pertinaciousness.

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  • The rejection of the Jews is their own fault, due to their obstinacy and legalism (ix.

  • Anne was a women of small ability, of dull mind, and of that kind of obstinacy which accompanies weakness of character.

  • Bogdanich is vindictive and you'll pay for your obstinacy, said Kirsten.

  • He was Puritan to the core, with a tenacious memory, a strength of will bordering upon obstinacy, and a want of sympathy with human nature.

  • He particularly resented the obstinacy of the Barcelonese, who compelled the members of his household to pay municipal taxes.

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