All stubborn synonyms
stubΒ·born
S s adj stubborn
- mule β a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- hardline β an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- brassbound β inflexibly entrenched
- hard as nails β tough, durable
- ironclad β covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- determined β If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- incompliant β not compliant; unyielding.
- inexorable β unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- mulish β of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- inveterate β settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- in-compliant β not compliant; unyielding.
- dogmatic β relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hard-nosed β hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
- fanatical β motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- bull-headed β blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
- indomitable β that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
- hell-bent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- anti β You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- deaf β Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
- doctrinaire β a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- hellbent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- by the book β according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- bulldogged β one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- hardcore β unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- chronic β A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- contrary β Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- insuppressible β incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible: his insuppressible humor.
- cross-grained β (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- grim β stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- lingering β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- iron β Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20Β°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- hard-core β unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- monomaniacal β (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- locked in β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
adjective stubborn
- obdurate β unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- insubmissive β Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.
- immotile β not able to move; not motile.
- impliable β (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- headstrong β determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- obsessive β being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
- immalleable β (archaic) Not malleable.
- casehardened β Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- indelible β making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- hardheaded β not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
- wrongheaded β wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- negativistic β a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- neverending β having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- cussed β obstinate