Obstinate vs. Stubborn

Obstinateadjective

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.

Obstinateadjective

Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.

Obstinateadjective

Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; - usually implying unreasonableness.

Obstinateadjective

Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

Obstinateverb

persist stubbornly;

Obstinateadjective

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Obstinateadjective

resistant to guidance or discipline;

Obstinateadjective

persisting in a reactionary stand

Obstinateadjective

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

Obstinateadjective

(of an unwelcome situation) very difficult to change or overcome

Stubbornadjective

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

Stubbornadjective

Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.

Stubbornnoun

(informal) Stubbornness.

Stubbornnoun

A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.

Stubbornadjective

Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; - said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.

Stubbornadjective

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

Stubbornadjective

not responding to treatment;

Stubbornadjective

difficult to treat or deal with;

Stubbornadjective

persisting in a reactionary stand

Stubbornadjective

having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so

Stubbornadjective

difficult to move, remove, or cure