obstinately

ADVERB

stubbornly

Synonyms

STRONG

mulishly obdurately

WEAK

bullheadedly contumaciously determinedly doggedly firmly fixedly headstrongly indomitably inflexibly intractably opinionatedly persistently pertinaciously pigheadedly recalcitrantly resistantly resolutely resolvedly staunchly steadfastly stolidly tenaciously unamenably unflinchingly unimpressibly unreasonably unreasoningly unrelentingly unwaveringly unyieldingly willfully

Antonyms

WEAK

docilely graciously obediently

Example Sentences

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Obstinately repeating questions without listening to the answers doesn’t lead to progress.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021

Obstinately he sticks to his guns, relating various miracles and prophesies of the Prophet Mohammed.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2011

Obstinately, he stuck to that vow, left school at 14 without having learned to read a sentence.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Obstinately but durably, the tree grows little by little," Barre assured French voters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Obstinately, and for sheer escape, he spent hours translating Homer and Mimnermos into English.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides