obstinateness Antonyms
Strongest:
- bullheadedness
- resolve
- intransigence
- determination
- obstinacy
- pertinaciousness
- mulishness
- persistence
- stubbornness
- persistency
- pertinacity
- willfulness
- self-will
- obduracy
- obdurateness
- pigheadedness
- doggedness
- opinionatedness
Strong:
- self-opinionatedness
- wrongheadedness
- tenacity
- waywardness
- steadfastness
- hardheadedness
- perversity
- inflexibility
- adamance
- perverseness
- perseverance
- defiance
Weak:
- intractability
- stick-to-itiveness
- hardness
- anal-retentiveness
- firmness
- inexorability
- immovability
- strictness
- bloody-mindedness
- rigidity
- recalcitrance
- balkiness
- rigidness
- obstreperousness
- adamancy
- single-mindedness
- sternness
- implacability
- cantankerousness
- rigorousness
- contrariness
- relentlessness
- frowardness
- contumacy
- rigor
- inveteracy
- unruliness
- recalcitrancy
- narrow-mindedness
- insubordination
- rebelliousness
- refractoriness
- tenaciousness
- disobedience
- immovableness
- cussedness
Meaning of obstinateness
obstinateness
adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion, sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion, stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion, not easily overcome or removed, not easily subdued, remedied, or removed
obstinateness Sentence Examples
- The donkey's obstinateness made it impossible to lead it where we needed to go.
- Her obstinateness in believing the rumors caused a rift between her and her friends.
- The teacher's obstinateness in sticking to the old curriculum prevented the students from learning new material.
- The child's obstinateness in refusing to eat vegetables led to a battle of wills with their parents.
- The politician's obstinateness in not compromising on his beliefs resulted in gridlock in the government.
- The team's obstinateness in not changing their tactics cost them the game.
- The scientist's obstinateness in pursuing his hypothesis despite mounting evidence against it led to a wasted career.
- The employee's obstinateness in not following instructions led to a reprimand from their supervisor.
- The couple's obstinateness in refusing to seek therapy prevented them from saving their marriage.
- The nation's obstinateness in not addressing climate change will have devastating consequences for future generations.
FAQs About the word obstinateness
adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion, sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, argument
bullheadedness, resolve, intransigence, determination, obstinacy, pertinaciousness, mulishness,persistence, stubbornness, persistency
compliance, pliability, reasonableness, receptiveness, subordination, reasonability,acceptance, flexibility, acquiescence, receptivity
The donkey's obstinateness made it impossible to lead it where we needed to go.
Her obstinateness in believing the rumors caused a rift between her and her friends.
The teacher's obstinateness in sticking to the old curriculum prevented the students from learning new material.
The child's obstinateness in refusing to eat vegetables led to a battle of wills with their parents.
