obstinacy
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Synonyms
bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, intransigence, mulishness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinateness, opinionatedness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, pigheadedness, self-opinionatedness, self-will, stubbornness, willfulness
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The whole case will, in my opinion, remain immortal in the classics of crime as the supreme example of official incompetence and obstinacy. — Sarah Weinman, The New Republic, "Arthur Conan Doyle, True Detective," 14 June 2018 As Orange County shows, Democratic obstinacy can embolden Republicans. — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "Orange County Fights Turning Blue. And the Resistance Is Formidable.," 8 June 2018 It鈥檚 hard to see the utility even if the staffer leaked out of sheer horror or concern; Trump鈥檚 track record suggests that exposing him through leaks is perhaps more likely to trigger paranoia and obstinacy than persuade him to change tack. — Nicholas Zimmerman, Daily Intelligencer, "Why Washington Insiders Decide to Leak," 16 May 2018 Some carriers will hold out either through obstinacy or inability. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Exclusive: Chat is Google鈥檚 next big fix for Android鈥檚 messaging mess," 20 Apr. 2018 Nunberg鈥檚 sheer obstinacy鈥攚ho wouldn鈥檛 spend 80 hours going through emails to avoid going to jail?鈥攃an only be marveled at. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Sam Nunberg鈥檚 meltdown was the Russia story鈥檚 strangest moment yet.," 6 Mar. 2018 His continued obstinacy is putting 250,000 American jobs at risk, many of them in the Houston area. — Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, "Republican senator blocks Trump鈥檚 efforts to increase trade," 12 Feb. 2018 Aquarian obstinacy stems from strong, righteous conviction, and it's quelled as soon as an Aquarius gets the chance to enact change. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "The Personality of an Aquarius, Explained," 2 Feb. 2018 Ironically, that obstinacy may the bedrock of Trump鈥檚 warm feelings toward Paul鈥攁nyone who bucks Mitch McConnell is, by default, a friend. — Tina Nguyen, vanityfair.com, "Trump鈥檚 Best Friend in the Senate Keeps Stabbing Him in the Back," 10 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obstinacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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