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Synonyms for obstinance

  • noun

Most common

stubbornness obstinacy mulishness obstinateness

All synonyms

Noun

self-will, stubbornness, obstinacy, mulishness, obstinateness, bullheadedness, pigheadedness, obstinancy rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The characteristic of being obstinate.

Forms

Plural
obstinances → stubbornnesses, obstinacies, obstinatenesses, pigheadednesses…

Example sentences

  • stubbornness There was a certain stubbornness in his voice.
  • obstinacy There was a certain obstinacy in his voice.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
obstinancerising
stubbornnessrising
obstinacysteady
mulishnessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters
obstinacy4
10 letters
mulishness, obstinancy
12 letters
stubbornness3
13 letters
obstinateness, pigheadedness
14 letters
bullheadedness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obstinacy4 = 4 syllables).