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STUBBORN Synonyms

27 synonyms for stubborn. (exact relations)
6 hypernyms for stubborn. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for STUBBORN

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obstinate

adjective

adj

adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• resistant to guidance or discipline

verb

• persist stubbornly

adamant

adjective

adj

noun

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

adjective satellite

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

headstrong

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

unyielding

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

determined

adjective

adj

adjective

• having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

adjective satellite

• characterized by great determination

• devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

• strongly motivated to succeed

dogged

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

fixed

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

adjective

• securely placed or fastened or set

adjective satellite

• (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

• fixed and unmoving

• incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"

inflexible

adjective

adj

adjective

• incapable of change

• not making concessions

• resistant to being bent

adjective satellite

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

mulish

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

pigheaded

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• obstinate and stupid

relentless

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• never-ceasing

resolute

adjective

adj

adjective

• firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

adjective satellite

• characterized by quickness and firmness

rigid

adjective

adj

adjective

• designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

adjective satellite

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• incapable of compromise or flexibility

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

• fixed and unmoving

tenacious

adjective

adj

adjective

• good at remembering

adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• sticking together

contrary

adjective

adj

noun

• a relation of direct opposition

• exact opposition

• a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

adjective satellite

• very opposed in nature or character or purpose

• of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

• resistant to guidance or discipline

• in an opposing direction

disobedient

adjective

adj

adjective

• not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

adjective satellite

• unwilling to submit to authority

enduring

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lasting a long time

• patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble

insubordinate

adjective

adj

adjective

• not submissive to authority

adjective satellite

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

obdurate

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

persistent

adjective

adj

adjective

• retained; not shed

adjective satellite

• never-ceasing

• continually recurring to the mind

• stubbornly unyielding

Best Hypernyms For STUBBORN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for stubborn, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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