obstinate
Definitions
Adjective
- Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Verb
- Persist stubbornly
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "obstinate".
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| 1 | state | 1 | 807 |
| 2 | obtained | 2 | 115 |
| 3 | obtainable | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | obstacle | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | stint | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | prostate | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | ostinato | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | procrastinate | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | obstinacy | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | obviate | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | constipate | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | stine | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | ostin | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ostia | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | onate | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | titanate | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | stagnate | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | postdate | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | obviates | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | obviated | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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