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Synonyms & Antonyms of obstinacy
a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
- the mindless obstinacy of those people who continue to insist that the earth is flat
Synonyms for obstinacy
Words Related to obstinacy
- adamancy
- (also adamance),
- determination,
- implacability,
- inexorability,
- inflexibility,
- inveteracy,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- persistency,
- relentlessness,
- resolve,
- single-mindedness,
- steadfastness,
- stick-to-itiveness,
- tenaciousness,
- tenacity
- bloody-mindedness
- [chiefly British],
- cantankerousness,
- contrariness,
- cussedness
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