obstinate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɑbstɪnət/ UK /ˈɒbstɪnət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
stubbornly refusing to change one's mind

He was too obstinate to admit he was wrong.

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Synonyms

1 adj · stubbornly refusing to... stubborn headstrong intractable willful unyielding mulish pertinacious

Opposites

flexible compliant yielding amenable docile

Word family

Derived forms obstinately obstinacy

Etymology

From Latin obstinatus ('resolute, stubborn'), past participle of obstinare ('to persist, stand firm'), from ob- plus a derivative of stare ('to stand').

obstinare Latin stare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# obstinate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑbstɪnət/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒbstɪnət/

## Meanings
1. stubbornly refusing to change one's mind

## Examples
- He was too obstinate to admit he was wrong.

## Synonyms
- stubborn
- headstrong
- intractable
- willful
- unyielding
- mulish
- pertinacious

## Antonyms
- flexible
- compliant
- yielding
- amenable
- docile

## Derived Forms
- obstinately
- obstinacy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: obstinare
- Root: stare

## Etymology
From Latin obstinatus ('resolute, stubborn'), past participle of obstinare ('to persist, stand firm'), from ob- plus a derivative of stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Obstinate is from Latin obstinatus ('resolute, stubborn'), past participle of obstinare ('to persist, stand firm'), from ob- plus a derivative of stare ('to stand'). In present-day use, it means stubbornly refusing to change one's mind. Derived formations include obstinately and obstinacy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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