obstinateness
Refusal to yield
Obstinateness is the quality of being obstinate—stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action despite good reasons to do so.
The word carries a negative connotation, suggesting unreasonable persistence rather than admirable resolve: His obstinateness made compromise impossible.
Obstinacy is the more common noun form.
Firmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
endurance · grit · resolve · fortitude · constancy · insistence · single-mindedness · relentlessness
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
obdurate · dogged · pertinacious · recalcitrant · contrary · defiant · uncooperative · opinionated
State of being unbending
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
uncompromising · immovable · implacable · unrelenting · fixed · stiff · unchangeable · immutable
determination
Firmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
steadfastness · endurance · grit · resolve · fortitude · constancy · insistence · single-mindedness · relentlessness · resoluteness
mulish
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
willful · obdurate · dogged · pertinacious · recalcitrant · contrary · defiant · uncooperative · opinionated · self-willed
rigidity
State of being unbending
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
intransigent · uncompromising · immovable · implacable · unrelenting · fixed · stiff · unchangeable · immutable · inexorable
obstinatenesscompliance
Adhering to requirements
submission · obedience · acquiescence · yielding · surrender
obstinatenessopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
flexibility · receptiveness · receptivity · broad-mindedness · reasonableness
obstinatenessdocility
Readiness to submit
pliantness · pliancy · manageability · tameness · gentleness