obstinate
adjective
[ ˈɒbstɪnət ]
• stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
• "her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio"
Similar:
stubborn,
headstrong,
wilful,
unyielding,
inflexible,
unbending,
intransigent,
intractable,
obdurate,
mulish,
stubborn as a mule,
pig-headed,
bull-headed,
self-willed,
strong-minded,
strong-willed,
contrary,
perverse,
recalcitrant,
refractory,
uncooperative,
unmanageable,
cross-grained,
stiff-necked,
stiff,
rigid,
steely,
iron-willed,
uncompromising,
implacable,
relentless,
unrelenting,
unpersuadable,
immovable,
unmalleable,
unshakeable,
inexorable,
with one's toes/feet dug in,
persistent,
persevering,
tenacious,
pertinacious,
dogged,
single-minded,
adamant,
firm,
steadfast,
determined,
bloody-minded,
bolshie,
stroppy,
balky,
froward,
contumacious,
contrarious,
indurate,
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.
