Thesaurus:obstinacy

THESAURUS

obstinacy

English

Noun

Sense: the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness

Synonyms

• obstinacy
• doggedness
• conviction
• insistence
• pertinacity
• recalcitrance
• resolve
• stubbornness
• temerity
• tenacity
• vehemence
• intransigence
• pigheadedness

Various

• persistence
• resolution
• steadfastness
• determination
• sticktoitiveness

See also

• mumpsimus
• Thesaurus:obstinate
• Thesaurus:persevere
• Thesaurus:perseverance

Further reading

• “606. obstinacy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “obstinacy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.