Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun obstinance

2 senses of obstinance

Sense 1
stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness -- (the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome)
       => intractability, intractableness -- (the trait of being hard to influence or control)

Sense 2
stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will -- (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)
       => resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution -- (the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work")