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   Stub·born

   /ˈstəbərn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so: "a stubborn refusal to learn from experience" Similar obstinatestubborn as a mulemulishheadstrongwillfulstrong-willedself-willedpigheadedbull-headedobdurateawkwarddifficultcontraryperverserecalcitrantrefractoryfirmadamantresolutedoggedpersistentpertinaciousinflexibleiron-willeduncompromisinguncooperativeunaccommodatingintractableunbendingunyieldingunmalleableunadaptablerock-ribbedinformal:stiff-neckedbolshiebloody-mindedbalkyarchaic:contumaciousfrowardOpposite compliantdocile
   • ▪ difficult to move, remove, or cure: "the removal of stubborn screws" Similar indeliblepermanentlingeringpersistenttenaciousfastresistant

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘untameable, implacable’): of unknown origin.

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for STUBBORN in English: obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed, persistent, intractable, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, unyielding, ….

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   Synonyms and examples. be as stubborn as a mule. Ah, she's as stubborn as a mule. You might as well give her what she wants. mulish. He was generally an easy-going child, but could be mulish when upset. headstrong. She's too headstrong to listen to reason. self-willed. disapproving.

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   ready. determined. characteristic. suggest new. Another way to say Stubborn? Synonyms for Stubborn (other words and phrases for Stubborn).

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   Synonyms for STUBBORN: adamant, adamantine, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, obdurate; Antonyms for STUBBORN: compliant, yielding, docile, complacent, giving, willing, broad-minded.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · 1 (adjective) in the sense of obstinate. Definition. persistent and determined. He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. Synonyms. obstinate. dogged. inflexible. fixed. persistent. intractable. wilful. tenacious. recalcitrant. unyielding. headstrong. unmanageable. unbending.