Obstinate
Obstinate adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Ruffianly and obstinate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruffianly" instead an adjective "Obstinate".
Nearby Words: obstinacy, obstinately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- firm and obstinate
- firm and ruffianly
- resolute and obstinate
- resolute and ruffianly
- fixed and obstinate
- fixed and ruffianly
- inflexible and obstinate
- inflexible and ruffianly
- stubborn and obstinate
- stubborn and ruffianly
- unyielding and obstinate
- unyielding and ruffianly
- stiff and obstinate
- stiff and ruffianly
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