hardheaded
6
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdˌhɛdɪd/
:
obstinado
- She is hardheaded about her opinions and rarely changes her mind.
Examples
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Look, you may be hardheaded, Mike, but you love that church; you'd never burn it down.
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You're just being hardheaded.
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I can just be pretty hardheaded sometimes, you know?
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You know, I can be just as hardheaded and just as tough.
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I tried to explain things to her, but you know how hardheaded she is.
Fiction book (1995) -
Belinda's hardheaded; she always was.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you weren't so hardheaded, you'd know that by now.
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If you hadn't been so hardheaded, he wouldn't be where he is now.
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Don't be hardheaded.
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"There's no shortage of hardheaded women in the Cecil family," he said mildly.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
217
2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
72
6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
70
4.2
Not willing to change ideas or ways of doing things
30
5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
22
7.9
Very unwilling to accept change or new ideas
21
7.2
Firm and unwilling to change views or plans, often in politics
18
4.1
Someone who wants to do things their own way and refuses advice
16
7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
14
6.8
Very strict and unwilling to change policies or make compromises
12
7.2
A practical, tough person who is not moved by feelings
11
4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
9
7.8
Refusing to change your mind or actions even when you are wrong
8
8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
6
8.0
Stubborn in keeping ideas that are wrong
3
8.8
A person who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour even when others try to persuade them
3
7.4
Refusing to change your mind even when it is not a good idea
3
7.5
Unwilling to change bad habits or beliefs
1
9.9
Refusing to change beliefs or show regret, even when wrong
1
8.1
Not willing to change your mind or actions
1
8.0
Not willing to accept different ideas or change
1
8.2
To refuse to change your mind or actions without good reason
Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons
Very unwilling to change their mind
Not willing to change your mind even when others disagree
Refuses to cooperate to cause trouble
Not willing to change your mind or what you do
Antonyms
How Stubborn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardheaded is made from hard ('stubborn, firm') and head ('mind'), so a 'hard' head is a mind that will not bend easily. That's why someone who is hardheaded is unwilling to change their mind or be easily influenced.