Main entry: obstinate
Definition: persist stubbornly
Usage: he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
Main entry: contrary, wayward, obstinate, perverse
Definition: resistant to guidance or discipline
Usage: Mary Mary quite contrary; an obstinate child with a violent temper; a perverse mood; wayward behavior
Main entry: unrepentant, obdurate, obstinate, cussed
Definition: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Main entry: unregenerate, obstinate, stubborn
Definition: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield