obstinately

Thân thiện

She obstinately refused to move from the park bench.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner characterized by stubbornness and an unwillingness to change one's opinion, attitude, or course of action, despite reason or persuasion.

Usage

The adverb "obstinately" is used to describe how an action is performed with inflexible determination or unreasonable persistence. It modifies verbs to indicate a stubborn manner. * He obstinately refused to apologize, even when presented with clear evidence. * The old software obstinately continued to run, despite numerous attempts to update it.

Examples

• The child obstinately crossed his arms and shook his head.
• She obstinately clung to her belief, ignoring all counterarguments.
• The door obstinately remained stuck, no matter how hard we pushed.

Advanced Usage

• "To hold obstinately to": To refuse to change or abandon a belief, opinion, or course of action with great stubbornness.
  • The regime held obstinately to its outdated policies.

Variants and Related Words

• Obstinate (adjective): Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action.
  • He was obstinate in his refusal.
• Obstinacy (noun): The quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness.
  • Her obstinacy made negotiation impossible.

Synonyms

• Stubbornly
• Doggedly
• Unyieldingly
• Inflexibly
• Perversely

Antonyms

• Flexibly
• Amenably
• Compliantly
• Reasonably

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a stubborn unregenerate manner
   • she remained stubbornly in the same position

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stubbornly
• pig-headedly
• obdurately
• mulishly
• cussedly