Obstinate vs. Unyielding — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Obstinate and Unyielding
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Obstinate
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
Her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio
Unyielding
Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible
"She lay on the unyielding concrete of the steps" (T. Coraghessan Boyle).
Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
Unyielding
Incapable of being changed; unalterable
"the unyielding grip of war" (James Carroll).
Obstinate
Characterized by such adherence
An obstinate refusal.
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Unyielding
Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute
An unyielding champion of civil rights.
Obstinate
Difficult to manage, control, or treat
An obstinate problem.
An obstinate headache.
Unyielding
Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.
Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
Unyielding
Stubbornly unyielding;
Dogged persistence
Dour determination
The most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
A mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it
Men tenacious of opinion
Obstinate
(of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
Unyielding
Refusing to give way or compromise;
Unyielding determination
Obstinate
(of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
Unyielding
Having austere inflexibility;
A flinty manner
Granitic morality
His unyielding mouth and glassy eyes
Obstinate
Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; - usually implying unreasonableness.
I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine.
No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.
Of sense and outward things.
Obstinate
Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.
Obstinate
Persist stubbornly;
He obstinates himself against all rational arguments
Obstinate
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Obstinate
Resistant to guidance or discipline;
Mary Mary quite contrary
An obstinate child with a violent temper
A perverse mood
Wayward behavior
Obstinate
Persisting in a reactionary stand
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