bullheaded
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈbʊlˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
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cabezota
- It's just that stubborn, bullheaded pride of his that hates to admit he's done wrong.
- too bullheaded
- just downright bullheaded
And so knowing that, you know, I still was a just a rambunctious bullheaded idiot kid.
- And so knowing that, you know, I still was a just a rambunctious bullheaded idiot kid.
- It's no big deal for bad blood to, you know, to take over And just people can be too much like each other, bullheaded and not be able to communicate.
Examples
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Mike Banning's one of the most bullheaded men I've ever met.
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In other words, the bullheaded sometimes fail, but great successes often result from bullheaded behavior.
Blog text (29) -
- Well, you are bullheaded, honey.
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I just married the biggest ass in South Carolina and was too bullheaded to see it.
Fiction book (2000) -
Characters like these can be both blind and bullheaded.
Academic text (2011) -
This industry is so corporate and bullheaded that everything has to be rushed to get the best money out of it.
Blog text (26) -
Yeah, well, he can be bullheaded and stubborn sometimes.
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Honestly, I've tried to show him, but this one is just too bullheaded.
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He wasn't about to let this bullheaded, narrow-minded man run his life any longer.
Fiction book (1990) -
Despite all the evidence presented, he remained bullheaded and refused to change his opinion.
Synonyms
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2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
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6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
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4.1
Someone who wants to do things their own way and refuses advice
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7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
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4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
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8.1
Not willing to follow rules or accept control
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7.8
Refusing to change your mind or actions even when you are wrong
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8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
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8.0
Stubborn in keeping ideas that are wrong
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6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
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8.8
A person who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour even when others try to persuade them
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8.1
Not willing to change your mind or actions
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9.9
Refusing to change beliefs or show regret, even when wrong
Being stubborn and not clever
Not willing to change your mind even when others disagree
Not willing to change your mind or what you do
Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons
Refuses to cooperate to cause trouble
Antonyms
How Stubborn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bullheaded comes from the animal bull and the word head, giving the picture of a bull that will not turn its head. So a bullheaded person is 'stubborn' and refuses to change their mind or plan.