obstinacies
Refusals to yield
Obstinacies is the plural of obstinacy—instances of stubborn refusal to change one's opinion or course of action despite good reasons to do so.
The word emphasizes willful resistance over mere persistence: His obstinacies on minor procedural matters delayed the project for months.
Unlike stubbornness, obstinacy often carries a note of unreasonableness.
Stubborn persistence despite reason
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- obduracyStubborn refusal to yield
willfulness · hardheadedness · perverseness · self-will · contrariness · cussedness · recalcitrance · intractability
Defiance of established power
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
dissent · recalcitrance · contumacy · nonconformity · refusal · opposition · mutiny · revolt
Quality of being unbending
- unbendingnessQuality of being unyielding
- immovabilityInability to be shifted
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- adamancyFirm refusal to yield
implacability · uncompromising · fixity · stiffness · hardness · unyieldingness · inelasticity · unchangeableness
Persistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- pertinacityResolute, stubborn persistence
insistence · relentlessness · single-mindedness · determination · resolve · unwavering · unyielding · tirelessness
bullheadedness
Stubborn persistence despite reason
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
obduracy · willfulness · hardheadedness · perverseness · self-will · contrariness · cussedness · recalcitrance · intractability · wrongheadedness
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
resistance · dissent · recalcitrance · contumacy · nonconformity · refusal · opposition · mutiny · revolt · insurgence
inflexibility
Quality of being unbending
- unbendingnessQuality of being unyielding
- immovabilityInability to be shifted
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
adamancy · implacability · uncompromising · fixity · stiffness · hardness · unyieldingness · inelasticity · unchangeableness · obdurateness
tenacity
Persistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
pertinacity · insistence · relentlessness · single-mindedness · determination · resolve · unwavering · unyielding · tirelessness · constancy
obstinaciesflexibilities
Capacities to bend or adjust
adaptabilities · open-mindedness · receptiveness · suppleness · elasticities
obstinaciescompliances
Acts of following rules
acquiescences · submissiveness · docilities · submissions · cooperativeness
obstinate, stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinately, obstinateness, obstinance