Antonyms for obstinate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ob-stuh-nit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb stə nɪt

Definition of obstinate

Origin : mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare, related to stare "stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.

adj stubborn, determined

Example sentences :

He is too obstinate; if a man can be too honest, he is too honest.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

When he was obstinate, and insisted on exerting himself, she gave in.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

I'm an obstinate kind of creature, and get things by hanging on.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Joseph said nothing further except, "Good-by, obstinate one!"
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

But Panoria was an obstinate child, and she returned to the charge.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

How do you know Antoun Effendi thinks you selfish and obstinate?
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

He had it republished, declaring that "he must be an obstinate Sadducee who doubted it."
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

If there's one thing that Jenkins is obstinate in, above all others, it's about eating.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

But no, I see it written in your absurd face, that you will not—obstinate madman!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

It was the mute, obstinate, eternal protest, and it was expectation also.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for obstinate

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