ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsOobstinate
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obstinate
Meaning: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion
obstinate in a sentence
How obstinate is used in real sentences:
The obstinate child refused to eat his vegetables.
The obstinate child refused to eat his vegetables.
“A few obstinate critics still refused to revise their opinion, even after juvenile fish were found feeding in channels they had called useless.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for obstinate
Other words for obstinate — stubborn, intransigent, recalcitrant and dogged — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of obstinate
Words that mean the opposite of obstinate:
- flexible
- compliant
- yielding
Where it comes from
From Latin obstinatus 'resolved'
Word parts
- ob — against, facing
obstinate: ob- (against) + stin (stand firm)
Memory hook
OB-STIN-ATE = stands firm like a STONE.