obstinately

adverb

as in stubbornly

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Recent Examples of obstinately Because Cuba’s communist dictatorship assumed absolute control of food production, obstinately clinging to absurdly inefficient economic policies that yielded ever-shrinking amounts of comestibles to consume or export. — Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026 On the walk back to the inn, Henry veered off the trail to pick up a fallen branch, gray and forked with one crisp leaf clinging obstinately on. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstinately
  1. stubbornly
  2. willfully
Adverb
  • Only those stubbornly ignorant to the human cost of actual combat would be psyched to bring on more of it.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • With seas of mud everywhere, the skies remained stubbornly misty and cool through midafternoon, and crowds slow to arrive.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of stubbornly
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  • Inside the courtroom, Begoun told the judge and prosecutor what had happened and argued his client had not willfully failed to appear.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Kohberger admitted in court to committing the murders willfully and with premeditation.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of willfully

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“Obstinately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstinately. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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