Synonyms for stubbornness
Most common
tenacity intransigence obstinacy inflexibility adamance immovableness
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Noun
1. Obstinacy
obstinacy, self-will, tenacity, intransigence, inflexibility, persistence, recalcitrance, insistence, persistency, resolution, doggedness, pertinacity, mulishness, pigheadedness, intractability, obduracy, contumacy, obstinance, bullheadedness, indocility, obstinateness, perseverance
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being stubborn.
Forms
- Plural
- stubbornnesses → obstinacies, tenacities, intransigences, inflexibilities…
Example sentences
- tenacity With tenacity like that, you can learn any language.
- intransigence Tom's intransigence is so frustrating.
- obstinacy There was a certain obstinacy in his voice.
- adamance I admire the adamance with which you protect your son.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stubbornness | rising | |
| tenacity | steady | |
| intransigence | steady | |
| obstinacy | steady | |
| inflexibility | falling | |
| adamance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- tenacity4, obduracy, adamance
- 9 letters
- obstinacy4, contumacy
- 10 letters
- resolution4, insistence3, doggedness, obstinance, mulishness, indocility
- 11 letters
- persistence3, persistency, pertinacity
- 12 letters
- perseverance4
- 13 letters
- intransigence4, inflexibility6, recalcitrance4, pigheadedness, obstinateness, immovableness
- 14 letters
- intractability, bullheadedness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenacity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
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- entêtement
- Deutsch
- Sturheit