Obedient and Stubborn

Obedient: complying or willing to comply with an order or request.
Synonyms: acquiescent, amenable, docile, submissive, suasible, tractable, yielding

  • The cult leader sought out acquiescent recruits who would believe his every word without hesitation.
  • Larson’s cancer was not amenable to medical treatments he received.
  • My dog is a docile creature that enjoys being around people.
  • The controlling man wanted a submissive wife who would bow to his every command.
  • Convincing Edgar is no big deal, since he is suasible and yielding.
  • Unlike his rebellious brother, Jack has a very tractable.

Stubborn: showing a rigid and inflexible behavior.
Synonyms: contumacious, fractious, obdurate, obstinate, recalcitrant

  • The contumacious football player was kicked off the team for not following the coach’s orders
  • The principal gave the fractious students detention for misbehaving in the cafeteria.
  • The protesters were obdurate and did not move even when the police arrived.
  • The salesman was obstinate about the car’s price.
  • Our recalcitrant boss refuses to listen to the union representative’s proposal.