9 Letter Words for Obstinate
bastionet, bastonite, obstinate
8 Letter Words for Obstinate
bastonet, batonist, bitstone, botanies, botanist, bottines, niobates, obeisant, obstante, sabotine, setation, tabinets, tibetans
7 Letter Words for Obstinate
abiston, aeonist, asiento, atonies, attones, banties, basinet, bastion, bastite, batiste, battens, batties, besaint, bestain, bestian, bistate, boaties, bonetta, boniest, bonitas, botnets, botties, bottine, ebonist, estonia, instate, niobate, notates, obstant, obtains, ostiate, satient, satinet, snottie, station, steatin, tabinet, tanties, tibetan, toastie, toniest, tonites
6 Letter Words for Obstinate
abient, absent, anitos, astint, astite, astone, atones, attone, basion, basnet, basote, basten, baston, batino, batons, batten, batton, beanos, bentos, besant, besoin, betain, betons, bettas, bientt, binate, bionts, biotas, bitnet, bitten, boatie, boites, bonist, bonita, bonsai, bosnia, botnet, bottes, ettins, ionate, nosite, notate, notist, oatbin, obstet, obtain, obtent, obtest, onsite, ostein, ostent, otiant, sabine, sabino, sainte, satine, sation, sattie, sebait, seitan, siabon, sitten, sobeit, sotnia, sottie, statin, stenia, stotin, tainos, tainte, taints, tanist, tantie, taoist, tasten, taties, tenias, testao, teston, tienta, tiento, tineas, tinosa, tisane, titano, titans, tobies, tobine, tonies, tonite
5 Letter Words for Obstinate
abets, abies, abnet, abote, absit, anise, antes, antis, atone, baits, banes, bants, basin, bason, baste, basti, basto, bates, batis, baton, batts, beano, beans, beant, beast, beati, beats, beisa, benis, bento, bents, besan, besat, besin, besit, besot, betas, betis, beton, betso, betta, biens, bines, bints, biont, biose, biota, bison, bites, bitos, bitte, bitts, boast, boats, boise, boist, boite, bones, bonie, bosie, botan, botas, botte, botts, btise, ebons, entia, entsi, eosin, esbat, estab, etnas, ettin, ibota, ibsen, insea, inset, iotas, nabes, nabis, nates, neats, neist, niobe, niota, nitos, nitta, nobis, noise, notes, oaten, obias, obits, oints, onset, ostia, otate, sabin, sabot, saine, saint, sanit, santo, saone, satin, sebat, senit, senti, seton, siena, sient, sitao, sitta, snite, sotie, stain, staio, stane, state, stean, stein, steno, stent, stine, stint, stion, stite, stoae, stoai, stoat, stoit, stone, tabes, tabet, tabis, taino, tains, taint, taise, taits, tanti, tanto, taste, tates, tatie, tatin, teats, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenso, tents, testa, tibet, tiens, tinea, tines, tinta, tints, titan, toast, toeas, toise, toist, toits, tones, totes, tsine
4 Letter Words for Obstinate
abet, abit, abos, aine, ains, aint, aion, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, asio, ates, atis, atte, attn, bain, bait, bane, bani, bans, bant, base, bast, bate, bats, batt, bean, beat, bein, bena, beni, beno, bens, bent, besa, best, beta, bets, bias, bien, bine, bino, bins, bint, bion, bios, bist, bite, bito, bits, bitt, boas, boat, bona, bone, bons, bose, bosn, bota, bote, boti, bots, bott, eans, east, eats, ebon, ento, eoan, eons, etas, etat, etna, eton, inbe, inst, inta, into, ions, iota, isba, isnt, itas, nabe, nabs, naib, naio, nais, naoi, naos, nasi, naso, nast, nato, nats, neat, nebo, nebs, nest, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nist, nito, nits, nobs, noes, nose, nota, note, nots, nott, oast, oats, oban, obas, obes, obia, obis, obit, oint, ones, onst, otis, sabe, sain, sane, sant, sate, sati, sean, seat, seit, sena, sent, seta, sett, sian, sien, sina, sine, sion, sita, site, snab, sneb, snib, snit, snob, snot, soba, sone, stab, stat, sten, stet, stib, stie, stoa, stob, stot, tabi, tabs, taen, tain, tais, tait, tane, tans, taos, tate, tats, tean, teas, teat, tens, tent, test, tets, tiao, tien, ties, tine, tins, tint, tite, tits, toat, tobe, toea, toes, toit, tone, tons, tosa, tose, tote, tots, tsia
3 Letter Words for Obstinate
abn, abo, abs, abt, aes, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, aob, asb, ase, ast, ate, att, bae, bai, ban, bas, bat, ben, bes, bet, bin, bio, bis, bit, bns, boa, boe, bon, bos, bot, ean, eas, eat, ebn, ebs, ens, eon, eos, est, eta, iao, iba, ins, int, ion, ios, ise, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nab, nae, nas, nat, nbe, nea, neb, nei, neo, net, nib, nie, nis, nit, noa, nob, nos, not, oas, oat, oba, obe, obi, obs, oes, oie, ois, ona, one, oni, ons, ont, ose, osi, sab, sai, san, sao, sat, sbe, sea, sei, sen, set, sib, sie, sin, sit, sob, son, sot, sta, tab, tai, tan, tao, tas, tat, tbs, tea, ten, tes, tet, tib, tie, tin, tis, tit, tnt, toa, tob, toe, toi, ton, tos, tot, tsi, tst
Definitions for Obstinate
[1] firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
[2] characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate advocacy of high tariffs.
[3] not easily controlled or overcome: the obstinate growth of weeds.
[4] not yielding readily to treatment, as a disease.
[5] adhering fixedly to a particular opinion, attitude, course of action, etc
[6] self-willed or headstrong
[7] difficult to subdue or alleviate; persistent an obstinate fever
Words related to Obstinate
tenacious, steadfast, unyielding, inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, dogmatic, willful, adamant, headstrong, hardened, dogged, convinced, firm, resolved, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, hard
Words nearby Obstinate
obstetrical paralysis, obstetrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct, obstructed testis, obstruction
Origin of Obstinate
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin obstinātus (past participle of obstināre to set one's mind on, be determined), equivalent to ob- ob- + -stin-, combining form of stan- (derivative of stāre to stand) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Obstinate
ob·sti·nate·ly , adverb
ob·sti·nate·ness , noun
su·per·ob·sti·nate , adjective
su·per·ob·sti·nate·ly , adverb
su·per·ob·sti·nate·ness , noun
un·ob·sti·nate , adjective
un·ob·sti·nate·ly , adverb
Word origin for Obstinate
C14: from Latin obstinātus, past participle of obstināre to persist in, from ob- (intensive) + stin-, variant of stare to stand
Synonyms for Obstinate
adamant, dogmatic, headstrong, inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, steadfast, tenacious, unyielding, willful, convinced, dogged, firm, hardened, resolved, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, dead set on, hard, heady, immovable, indomitable, intractable, locked in, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, opinionative, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, refractory, relentless, restive, self-willed, strong-minded, unalterable, unflinching, unmanageable
