1. (

• obstinate

) persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments" ;

1. (

• stubborn ,
• obstinate ,
• unregenerate ,

) tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield ;

2. (

• cussed ,
• obdurate ,
• obstinate ,
• unrepentant

) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing ;

3. (

• contrary ,
• obstinate ,
• perverse ,
• wayward

) resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" ;