Obstinate vs Stubborn - What's the difference?
obstinate | stubborn |
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
* 1686 , , "That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to be defended",
Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
* 1927 , ,
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
Stubborn is a synonym of obstinate.
As adjectives the difference between obstinate and stubborn
is that obstinate is stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent while stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.obstinate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of war, to punish
- Now it happened that Kasturbai had again begun getting haemorrhage, and the malady seemed to be obstinate .
Synonyms
* bloody-minded, persistent, stubborn, pertinacious * (not easily subdued) persistent, unrelenting, inexorable * See alsoDerived terms
* obstinately * obstinatenessExternal links
* * * ----stubborn
English
Adjective
(er)- He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
- Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
