OBSTINATELY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

obstinately

adverb

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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

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Footloose is also name-checked, which is technically not a horror movie but is about a small town that stubbornly refuses to change.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Aside from the impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, China is indeed facing other economic headwinds – from self-defeating price wars in its manufacturing and service sectors, to stubbornly weak domestic consumption and still-high youth employment.

— Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 13 May 2026