Definition of obstinate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• obstinate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• obstinate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• obstinate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of obstinate

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. cussed
  2. obdurate
  3. unrepentant
• resistant to guidance or discipline (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an obstinate child with a violent temper

  Synonyms

  1. contrary
  2. perverse
  3. wayward
• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. stubborn
  2. unregenerate
• persist stubbornly (verb)

  Examples

  1. he obstinates himself against all rational arguments

See definition of obstinate in Merriam Webster