obstinance
Refusal to budge
Obstinance is stubborn refusal to change one's mind or course of action, even in the face of good reasons to do so.
The word carries a negative connotation—where persistence might be admirable, obstinance suggests unreasonable inflexibility: His obstinance cost him the negotiation.
Also spelled obstinancy.
Refusal to yield
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
intransigence · inflexibility · doggedness · hardheadedness · contrariness · perversity · obduracy · recalcitrance
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- poutingShowing petulant displeasure
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- brattyIll-mannered like children
difficult · unruly · disobedient · rebellious · misbehavior · petulance · fussiness · wayward
Open resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- refusalAct of declining
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
impasse · deadlock · stalemate · confrontation · disagreement · clash · dispute · argument
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
willfulness · intransigence · inflexibility · doggedness · hardheadedness · contrariness · perversity · obduracy · recalcitrance · tenacity
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- poutingShowing petulant displeasure
- sulkingSilent, resentful withdrawal
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
bratty · difficult · unruly · disobedient · rebellious · misbehavior · petulance · fussiness · wayward · incorrigible
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- refusalAct of declining
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
standoff · impasse · deadlock · stalemate · confrontation · disagreement · clash · dispute · argument · digging in
- defiancedefiance, disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebellion
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- oppositionopponent, adversary, rival, foe, enemy
obstinanceflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
adaptability · open-mindedness · pliability · amenability · malleability
obstinanceindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · vacillation · irresolution · wavering · fickleness
obstinanceacquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
submissiveness · docility · compliance · tractability · weakness