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obstinately

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: ŏbʹstĭnətlē
  • General-American: /ˈɑbstɪnətli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒbstɪnətli/

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an obstinate manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He obstinately made his motion at every meeting, even though no one else ever supported it and everyone else was bored with it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a stubborn unregenerate manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she remained stubbornly in the same position

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stubbornly, pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, cussedly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English obstinate Middle English -ly English -ly English obstinately From obstinate + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: obstinadament — in an obstinate manner
  • Esperanto: obstine — in an obstinate manner
  • French: obstinément — in an obstinate manner
  • Galician: obstinadamente — in an obstinate manner
  • Hungarian: csökönyösen — in an obstinate manner
  • Italian: ostinatamente — in an obstinate manner
  • Portuguese: obstinadamente — in an obstinate manner
  • Russian: упря́мо (uprjámo) — in an obstinate manner
  • Russian: упо́рно (upórno) — in an obstinate manner
  • Russian: насто́йчиво (nastójčivo) — in an obstinate manner
  • Spanish: obstinadamente — in an obstinate manner
  • Ukrainian: упе́рто (upérto) — in an obstinate manner
  • Ukrainian: впе́рто (vpérto) — in an obstinate manner