Reverse Dictionary: OBSTINATE

ADJECTIVES
..897 ► ANWILL → ONWIL → ONWILL self-willed, stubborn, obstinate; persistently desirous, importunate → obs.
1124 ► EVIL  ill-tempered, cross, disagreeable, unpleasant, contentious, obnoxious, hostile, neurotic, angry, obstinate
1290 ► UNBOWSOME obstinate; intractable → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1374 ► TESTIF headstrong, obstinate, wilful, rash, testy → obs.
1388 ► HARD-NOLLED obstinate, stiff-necked → obs.
1535 ► HARD-NECKED obstinate, stiff-necked → obs.
1536 ► OBSTACLE obstinate, stubborn → obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
1542 ► AFFECTIONATE passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate → obs.
1548 ► HIGH-STOMACHED haughty, disdainful, proud, obstinate, of high courage or spirit → obs.
1568 ► KITTLE difficult to deal with, esp. because touchy, obstinate, or intractable; fickle, capricious → Sc.
1574 ► OPINIATIVE stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one’s own opinion; opinionative
1576 ► OPINIONATE unduly attached to one’s own opinion; obstinate in belief; opinionated → obs.
1582 ► AFFECTIONED passionate, wilful; self-willed, obstinate → obs.
1583 ► HARD-HEADED not easily led or persuaded; obstinate, stubborn → obs.
1586 ► OBDURATE hardened against persuasion, entreaty, the sentiment of pity, etc.; stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, relentless, hard-hearted
1592 ► OBFIRMATION the act of confirming or state of being confirmed in evil; stubbornness, obduracy → obs.
1597 ► OPINIATE obstinately attached to one’s opinion; opinionated → obs.
1597 ► OPINIATED obstinately attached to one’s opinion; opinionated
1600 ► CAM perverse, obstinate, cross → Eng. dial.
1600 ► STOMACHFUL strong-willed, stubborn, or obstinate
1606 ► OBSTINED made obstinate or persistent; hardened → obs.
1623 ► IMMORIGEROUS unyielding, obstinate; disobedient, rebellious; uncivil, rude → obs.
​1624 ► OBDURE hardened against persuasion, entreaty, the sentiment of pity, etc.; stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, relentless, hard-hearted → obs.
1624 ► REFRACTARIOUS obstinate, stubborn, perverse → obs.
1626 ► OPINIATORY adhering obstinately to one’s own opinion; opinionative → obs.
1641 ► OPINIATRED obstinately attached to one’s opinion; opinionated → obs.
1672 ► OBDURATIOUS hardened against persuasion, entreaty, the sentiment of pity, etc.; stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, relentless, hard-hearted → obs.
1673 ► CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical
1686 ► ARSEWARD → ARSEWARDS perverse, obstinate; unwilling → Eng. dial.
1686 ► HARD-MOUTHED self-willed, obstinate, stubborn
1715 ► REESTY of a person: obstinate, bad-tempered; stiff → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1725 ► OBSTROPALOUS obstreperous; unmanageable, unruly; refractory, obstinate
1731 ► ASINARY belonging to an ass; having the qualities characteristic of an ass; asinine, obstinate, stupid, doltish → obs.
1737 ► THRAWN perverse, obstinate; cross-grained; rebellious; morally wrong → Sc.
1748 ► OBSTROPOLOUS obstreperous; unmanageable, unruly; refractory, obstinate
1776 ► CAMSTARIE → CAMSTARY → CAMSTEERY → KAMSTEERY wild, mad, unmanageable, obstinate, perverse → Sc.
1785 ► COBBY headstrong, obstinate, arrogant, proud → Eng. dial.
1790 ► RUMGUMPTIOUS pompous; violent and obstinate in opinion; forward, rash, bold, quarrelsome, out of humour; boisterous → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► DERRY said of an obstinate person → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► DERRYBOUNDER said of an obstinate person → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► HOG-HEADED stupidly obstinate, pig-headed → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► TARTUFFISH sour, sullen, sulky, stubborn, obstinate → Sc. obs.
1800 ► ORDINARY unpleasant, troublesome, unruly, obstinate, ill-tempered → Amer. dial.
1808 ► CAMSTROUDGEOUS wild, unmanageable; obstinate, perverse → Sc.
1808 ► TOP-THRAWN headstrong, perverse, obstinate, wrong-headed → Sc.
1815 ► OBSTROPULOUS obstreperous; unmanageable, unruly; refractory, obstinate → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1818 ► HARD-SET determined, obstinate
1823 ► TANGLESOME discontented; obstinate; fretful → Eng. dial.
1825 ► UNBIDDABLE perverse, obstinate, intractable, not to be advised → Sc.
1830 ► OBSTINACIOUS of an obstinate nature
1830 ► OBSTRAPULOUS → OBSTROPILOUS → OPSTROPOLOUS obstreperous; unmanageable, unruly; refractory, obstinate → Sc. &  Eng. dial.
1835 ► SAVIGEROUS → SAVIGROUS → SERGIVEROUS → SERVIGOUS → SERVIGROUS → SEVIGROUS → SURVIGEROUS → SURVIGOROUS → SURVIGROUS → SUVIGROUS  ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed → Amer. dial.
1852 ► THIRTOVER → THURTOVER → THURTIFER → THWARTOVER cross, contrary, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed → Eng. dial.
1862 ► ORNERY unpleasant, troublesome, unruly, unmanageable, disobedient, obstinate, ill-tempered, angry → Amer. dial.
1871 ► NOTIONATE headstrong, obstinate, self-opinionated → Sc. & Amer. dial.
1881 ► CAPITOSE obstinate, headstrong
1883 ► AWKWARD of persons or animals: perverse, obstinate, difficult to manage, bad-tempered → Eng. dial.
1883 ► LONG-HEADED stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded; detested → Amer. dial.
1885 ► RESOLUTE obstinate, strong-headed; restive; generally used of a child or a horse → Eng. dial.
1888 ► CAMELISH obstinate as a camel (Bk.)
1890 ► HARD IN THE MOUTH of people or horses: stubborn, obstinate → Eng. dial.
1893 ► UNBELIEVING of a child: disobedient, unruly, obstinate, heedless → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1896 ► STUFFY sulky, obstinate, ill-humoured → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1898 ► BASTISH of persons: obstinate → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 ► BASTOUS of persons: obstinate → Sc. (Bk.)
1901 ► THAWART cross, crabbed; obstinate; forward → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1905 ► HARD-FACED impudent; obstinate; brazen-faced → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► PERSNICKERTY → PERSNICKETY disagreeable, obstinate → Amer. dial.
1905 ► RAMSTRANG headlong, obstinate, stiff-necked → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 ► BUTT-HEADED headstrong, obstinate, bull-headed .. Amer. dial.
1911 ► BANDY impudent; obstinate → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 ► SOT obstinate → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1917 ► HARD-NOSED stubborn, obstinate, uncompromising → colloq.
1933 ► CAMSTRUDGEOUS wild; obstinate → Sc.
1936 ► OILY mean-tempered; tough, mean, unpleasant, troublesome, unruly, obstinate → Amer. dial.
1940 ► CONTRARY AS THE DEVIL’S OFF-HORSE perverse, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate → Amer. dial.
1954 ► HAMMERHEADED stubborn, obstinate, hard-headed → Amer. dial.
1965 ► OWLY adj. obstinate → Amer. dial.
1967 ► OFF-HORSEISH obstinate; odd, eccentric → Amer. dial.
1986 ► HARD-HEADED AS MISCHIEF very headstrong or obstinate → Amer. dial.
1986 ► HEAD-SET obstinate, headstrong → Amer. dial.

ADVERBS
1533 ► OPINATIVELY in an opinionated manner; with obstinate adherence to opinion → obs.
1600 ► OPINIATIVELY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner
1647 ► OPINIONATELY in an opinionated manner, obstinately → obs.
1651 ► OPINIATEDLY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner
1658 ► OPINIATELY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner → obs.

NOUNS
1300 ► UNBUXOMNESS disobedience, obstinacy → obs.
1340 ► OBSTINATION obstinacy, stubbornness → obs.
1432 ► OBSTINANCE stubborn or self-willed persistence; obstinacy
1494 ► OBDURATION a hardening in sin or wickedness; a making or becoming stubborn, obstinate, or insensible or moral influence
1548 ► OBSTACLENESS obstinacy → obs.
1597 ► OBDURACY stubbornness, obstinacy; obstinate hardness of heart, relentlessness; persistence in evil
1614 ► OBSTINANCY stubborn or self-willed persistence; obstinacy
1618 ► OBDURATENESS stubbornness, obstinacy; obstinate hardness of heart, relentlessness; persistence in evil
1643 ► OPINIASTRY obstinate adherence to or maintenance of one’s own opinion; stubbornness of mind → obs.
1648 ► OPINIASTRETY obstinate adherence to or maintenance of one’s own opinion; stubbornness of mind → obs.
1649 ► IMMORIGEROUSNESS uncomplying obstinacy → obs.
1651 ► OPINIATRY obstinate adherence to or maintenance of one’s own opinion; stubbornness of mind → obs.
1699 ► OPINIATRETURE obstinate adherence to or maintenance of one’s own opinion; stubbornness of mind → obs.
1699 ► OPINIATRETY obstinate adherence to or maintenance of one’s own opinion; stubbornness of mind → obs.
1835 ► CAMSTRARINESS obstinacy, perversity → Sc.
1864 ► CAMSTEERINESS perversity, obstinacy → Sc.
1867 ► SAND courage; tenacity; stamina; pluck; determination; perseverance; obstinacy → Amer. dial.
1876 ► TETCH obstinacy, restiveness → Eng. dial.
1890 ► THRAWNNESS perverseness, obstinacy, contrariness → Sc.
1898 ► AWKWARDNESS perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► AWKWARDS perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► REEST restiveness; stubbornness; obstinacy, esp. of horses → Eng. dial. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1519 ► HARDHEAD an obstinate or stupid person
1523 ► OPINIATOR one who holds or maintains an opinion; one who obstinately adheres to his opinion; an opinionated person → obs.
1546 ► PIG a boorish, coarse, obstinate, or disagreeable person → derogatory
1603 ► OPINIASTRE a person obstinately attached to his own opinion; an opinionated person → obs.
1605 ► RAM-HEAD one who has a head like a ram; a dull, thick-witted, obstinate person; a stupid person, a blockhead → obs.
1634 ► OPINIONATIST an opinionated person; an obstinate dogmatist → obs.
1677 ► OPINIATRE a person obstinately attached to his own opinion; an opinionated person → obs.
1709 ► STIFFRUMP an obstinate or haughty person → sl. obs.
1768 ► AUGHT an obstinate, ill-conditioned child → Sc.
1818 ► CAMSTAIRY an obstinate, unmanageable person → Sc.
1825 ► BAD AUGHT an obstinate, ill-conditioned child → Sc.
1829 ► PEBBLE a troublesome or obstinate person or animal → colloq., chiefly Aust.
1829 ► IMPRACTICABLE an obstinate or stubborn person
1850 ► BITTER-ENDER one who fights or holds out to the bitter end; one who refuses yield, give way, or compromise; an obstinate person → colloq.
1886 ► WIDDIE → WUDDY a very perverse or obstinate person → Sc.
1887 ► REESTER a wayward, obstinate person → Eng. dial.
1893 ► THRAWN-STICK a queer, obstinate person → Sc.
1905 ► THRAW-MULE a perverse and obstinate person → N. Ireland (Bk.)
1913 ► MULE an obstinate person → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1930 ► BITCH KITTY an obstinate, disagreeable, or bad-tempered girl or woman; a difficult, irritable, complaining woman → Amer. sl.
1975 ► HAMMERHEAD one who is stubborn, obstinate → Amer. dial.
1986 ► LONGHEAD (derogatory) an obstinate, mule-headed person → Amer. dial.
1991 ► PIGHEAD an obstinate person → Amer. sl.  (Bk.)

VERBS
1540 ► OBDURATE to harden in wickedness, or against moral influence, etc.; to make stubborn or obstinate; to harden the heart of, to make relentless or pitiless
1563 ► OBFIRM to confirm (in an evil course, erroneous opinion, etc.); to make stubborn or obstinate; to harden → obs.
1598 ► OBDURE to harden in wickedness, or against moral influence, etc.; to make stubborn or obstinate; to harden the heart of, to make relentless or pitiless → obs.
1603 ► OPINIONATE to become or be opinionated or obstinate → obs.
1616 ► OBFIRMATE to confirm (in an evil course, erroneous opinion, etc.); to make stubborn or obstinate; to harden → obs.
1678 ► OPINIATRE to persist obstinately in an opinion, or in a course of action; to insist hard; to become obstinate or stubborn → obs.
1873 ► TEEL to be obstinately set or determined on doing anything → Eng. dial.
1887 ► BE LIKE A DOG WITH A BONE to be tenacious, persistent, or obstinate; to be unwilling to yield, relent, or let go; to be unable to set aside a preoccupation or obsession
1901 ► TAKE THE THRAW to take an obstinate fit → Sc.
1905 ► TETCH to be obstinate or restive → Eng. dial. (Bk.)