Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Obstinate"

A: Ripped off = pulled off violently
Obstinate = stubborn or hard to move
Steel = a type of metal
Contraption = device, object built by man

A: She is a very hard person to persuade. She is an obstinate person.

A: Obstinate is formal and literary. Stubborn is way more common

A: They all mean the same, the difference is the level of language:
Formal/standard/informal
There are many groups of words like this in English!

A: “Obstinate” is more negative. Like stubborn. “She obstinately refused.”

“Persistent” is a positive quality. Pushing forward despite hardships.

A: They are interchangeable, each is a synonym of the other.

Stubborn is more commonly used.

Here are some other synonyms:

stubborn, headstrong, willful, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, mulish, stubborn as a mule, pigheaded, bull-headed, self-willed, strong-minded, strong-willed, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unmanageable, cross-grained, stiff-necked, stiff, rigid, steely, iron-willed.

A: They mean the exact same thing, but stubborn is more commonly used.

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A: Not sure what you're trying to say. "obstinate" means stubborn which has nothing to do with caring about someone so it's more of a logical mistake here

A: I think a natural way to express this would be:
"He would not admit his mistake because he is extremely obstinate."
or
"Because he is extremely obstinate, he would not admit his mistake."

A: The purpose of your life is to be stubborn... that is the meaning.

A: @neko-san-: She was obstinate about riding the roller coaster



(This word is not very known,i had to look it up)