Balkiness
Balkiness noun - Refusal to obey.
Usage example: the teen's unrelenting balkiness was truly frustrating
Obstinacy
Obstinacy noun - A steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: the mindless obstinacy of those people who continue to insist that the earth is flat
Balkiness and obstinacy are semantically related. You can use "Balkiness" instead a noun "Obstinacy".
Nearby Words: obstinate, obstinately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defiance and balkiness
- defiance and obstinacy
- tenacity and balkiness
- tenacity and obstinacy
- stubbornness and balkiness
- stubbornness and obstinacy
- pertinacity and balkiness
- pertinacity and obstinacy
- obduracy and balkiness
- obduracy and obstinacy
- bullheadedness and balkiness
- bullheadedness and obstinacy
- pigheadedness and balkiness
- pigheadedness and obstinacy
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