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Synonyms for stubborn in English

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stubborn:
- stubborn; obstinate; headstrong; wilful; stiff-necked; willful; pig-headed; pigheaded; rigid; stern; star; inflexible; immovable; straight-backed; unbending; recalcitrant; against the grain; rebellious; tenacious; cross-grained; persevering; heady; tacky; viscous; persistent; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; surly; leathery; tough; unregenerate
- headstrong; stubborn

English

Detailed Synonyms for stubborn in English

stubborn:

stubborn adj

stubborn
stubborn; obstinate
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
stubborn
stubborn; headstrong; obstinate; wilful; stiff-necked; willful
- stubborn adj
- headstrong adj
- obstinate adj
- wilful adj, variant spelling
- stiff-necked adj
- willful adj
stubborn
headstrong; obstinate; pig-headed; stubborn
- headstrong adj
- obstinate adj
- pig-headed adj
- stubborn adj
stubborn
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded; stiff-necked
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
- pigheaded adj
- stiff-necked adj
stubborn
rigid; stern; star; stubborn; obstinate; inflexible; immovable; straight-backed; unbending; recalcitrant; against the grain
- rigid adj
- stern adj
- star adj
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
- inflexible adj
- immovable adj
- straight-backed adj
- unbending adj
- recalcitrant adj
- against the grain adj
stubborn
rebellious; recalcitrant; stubborn
- rebellious adj
- recalcitrant adj
- stubborn adj
stubborn
tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough
- tenacious adj
- obstinate adj
- cross-grained adj
- persevering adj
- stubborn adj
- recalcitrant adj
- heady adj
- pig-headed adj
- tacky adj
- viscous adj
- persistent adj
- rebellious adj
- tedious adj
- boring adj
- grumpy adj
- refractory adj
- sullen adj
- unrelenting adj
- unyielding adj
- mindless adj
- stupefied adj
- dull adj
- stern adj
- surly adj
- leathery adj
- headstrong adj
- tough adj
stubborn

– tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield ¹
stubborn; obstinate; unregenerate
– tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield ¹
- stubborn adj
- obstinate adj
- unregenerate adj
stubborn

– not responding to treatment ¹
stubborn; refractory
– not responding to treatment ¹
- stubborn adj
  - a stubborn infection¹
  - stubborn rust stains¹
- refractory adj
  - a refractory case of acne¹

stubborn

stubborn
headstrong; stubborn
- headstrong
- stubborn

Related Words for "stubborn":

stubbornness, stubborner, stubbornest, stubbornly

Alternate Synonyms for "stubborn":

Antonyms for "stubborn":

docile

Related Definitions for "stubborn":

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield¹
not responding to treatment¹
- a stubborn infection¹
- stubborn rust stains¹

Related Synonyms for stubborn

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