OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: NOUN
- N/A
- To an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side.
- The opposite.
- One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.
- See Contraries.
- Two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
- Exact opposition
- A relation of direct opposition
- In opposition; on the other hand.
- One of a pair of characters, propositions, statements, or terms, the most different possible within the same general sphere or class. See I., 3.
- A contradiction; a denial.
- An adversary.
- A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.
- Either of two opposing or contrary things.
- Something that is opposite or contrary.
- A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
- An opponent; an enemy.
- One of a pair of objects placed at opposite points or seen in opposite directions; an opposite.
- The opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another. See Converse, n., 1.
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: ADJECTIVE
- Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed
- Difficult to manage, control, or treat.
- Characterized by such adherence.
- Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
- Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- Persisting in a reactionary stand
- Resistant to guidance or discipline
- Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.
- Adverse; unfavorable.
- Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval.
- Opposed, as in character or purpose.
- Opposite in direction or position: : opposite.
- In an opposing direction
- Very opposed in nature or character or purpose
- Resistant to guidance or discipline
- Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
- The progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.
- Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other.
- Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward.
- Opposed in nature
- Strongly dissimilar
- Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: VERB
- Persist stubbornly
- To oppose; to frustrate.
- To impugn.
- To contradict (someone or something).
- To do the opposite of (someone or something).
- To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
- To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
- To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To contradict or oppose; to thwart.
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: ADVERB
- N/A
- In an opposite direction or manner; counter.
- Contrarily
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Synonyms Obstinate, Stubborn, Intractable, Refractory, Contumacious, pertinacious, headstrong, unyielding, dogged, wilful, persistent, immovable, inflexible, firm, resolute. The first five words now imply a strong and vicious or disobedient refusal to yield, a resolute or unmanageable standing upon one's own will. Stubborn is strictly negative: a stubborn child will not listen to advice or commands, but perhaps has no definite purpose of his own. Obstinate is active: the obstinate man will carry out his intention in spite of advice, remonstrance, appeals, or force. The last three of the italicized words imply disobedience to proper authority. Intractable, literally not to be drawn, handled, or governed, is negative; so is refractory: both suggest sullenness or perverseness; refractory is more appropriate where resistance is physical: hence the extension of the word to apply to metals. Contumacious combines pride, haughtiness, or insolence with disobedience; in law it means wilfully disobedient to the orders of a court.
- Not easily controlled or removed; unyielding to treatment: as, an obstinate cough; an obstinate headache.
- Springing from or indicating obstinacy.
- Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course of action; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty; headstrong.
- Adverse; hostile; opposing; antagonistic; opposite; conflicting.
- In a contrary way; with a contrary result.
- In heraldry, oppositely; contrariwise: said of two bearings each of which is in some sense the reverse of the other.
- To oppose; contradict.
- Opposite; opposed; at the opposite point or in an opposite direction.
- In botany, at right angles to: as, a silique compressed contrary to the dissepiment (that is, in a direction at right angles to it, in distinction from a parallel direction).
- Extremely unlike; the most unlike of anything within the same class: thus, hot and cold, up and down, sage and fool, heaven and hell, are contrary terms.
- Wilful, Untoward, etc. See wayward.
- Given to contradiction; acting in opposition; captious; perverse; intractable; unaccommodating.
- (idiom) (on the contrary) In opposition to what has been stated or what is expected.
- (idiom) (by contraries) In opposition to what is expected.
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: RELATED WORDS
- Ornery, Headstrong, Recalcitrant, Intransigent, Unregenerated, Contrary, Perverse, Cussed, Wayward, Unreconstructed, Unrepentant, Unregenerate, Disobedient, Obdurate, Stubborn
- Contravenes, Contradicted, Contradict, Contradicts, Antonymous, Wayward, Disobedient, Unfavourable, Different, Unfavorable, Obstinate, Adverse, Reverse, Opposite, Perverse
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Ornery, Headstrong, Recalcitrant, Intransigent, Unregenerated, Contrary, Perverse, Cussed, Wayward, Unreconstructed, Unrepentant, Unregenerate, Disobedient, Obdurate, Stubborn
- Contravenes, Contradicted, Contradict, Contradicts, Antonymous, Wayward, Disobedient, Unfavourable, Different, Unfavorable, Obstinate, Adverse, Reverse, Opposite, Perverse
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- In December, a heavy, obstinate downpour lasted for days.
- The Professor sat down and his mouth grew obstinate.
- Pertinaciously, Obstinate, prvfrac te, pcrtinaciter, obstinato animo, cum pertinacia.
- The most obstinate farmers were persecuted and imprisoned.
- He could be obstinate and lacking in diplomacy.
- Market sentiment is often subjective, biased, and obstinate.
- Hence frequent collisions, obstinate, envenomed, and bloody contests.
- SYN: Willful, froward, perverse, refractory, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn.
- Fond of his woe, and obstinate in grief.
- He said he had managed to cope with obstinate generals and he would manage to cope with obstinate SS generals too.
- The Reliance Liquidator has offered no contrary evidence.
- As a matter of fact Jesus said contrary.
- In fact I hear and see the contrary.
- Note has made an agreement to the contrary.
- Chairman and NAB representatives compel a contrary conclusion.
- No such contrary authority exists for good reason.
- On the contrary, war will only hasten it.
- This position also is contrary to the Catholic faith, which, on the contrary, considers the salvific incarnation of the Word as a trinitarian event.
- Believing, like seeing, has no polar opposite, though contrary dogmas may be believed, as contrary colours may be seen.
- Invert, to turn into a contrary direction; to place in a contrary order oi method.
OBSTINATE vs CONTRARY: QUESTIONS
- What is a word for someone who is obstinate in their opinions?
- What is the most likely answer to the obstinate puzzle?
- Is Novak Djokovic the most obstinate athlete in the world?
- Are you gripped by the obstinate unfolding of an imagined line?
- What is obstinate perverse or self-willed with 8 letters?
- How do you deal with an obstinate witness in court?
- Was Johnson the most obstinate president in American history?
- Are the Israelites obstinate like a stubborn heifer?
- Was Georgia's election conducted contrary to clearly established law?
- Was Khalid produced in handcuffs despite two contrary court orders?
- Can one serve two masters of contrary character from Love?
- Can a contrary intention to joint beneficial ownership be inferred?
- When is an agreement to the contrary null and void?
- Can an established theory be challenged by contrary evidence?
- What do you call someone who makes contrary decisions?
- Do contrary motion scales help with playing the piano?
- Is alexithymia a psychological dimension contrary to empathy?
- What is the relation holding between contrary sentences?