stiff-necked
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈstɪfˌnɛkt/
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- Don't be so stiff-necked; sometimes it's important to listen to others' opinions.
- stiff-necked people
Examples
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If he is too stiff-necked to change his mind, we will never reach an agreement.
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Don't be so stiff-necked.
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If he is too stiff-necked to ask, why should I?
Fiction book (1992) -
Will you be able to stomach that - stiff-necked, obstinate creature like you?
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Money was money; couldn't these stiff-necked Charlestonians see that?
Fiction book (1991) -
A stiff-necked, riotous people, always on the verge of rebellion.
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You'd think mankind would learn, but no, they are a stiff-necked people, as my prophets have said.
Blog text (22) -
Such a stiff-necked and uncharitable attitude will get us nowhere if we wish to understand and seek enlightenment from our past.
Academic text (1991) -
For still others, it simply reflects the cussedness of one of history's most stubborn (or as the Bible puts it, "stiff-necked") peoples.
Academic text (1998) -
My stiff-necked attitude about changing my routine has kept me from trying new experiences.
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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4.2
Not willing to change ideas or ways of doing things
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5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
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7.9
Very unwilling to accept change or new ideas
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7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
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8.1
Not willing to follow rules or accept control
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4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
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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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6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
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6.9
Not willing to change your opinions or actions
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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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7.4
Refusing to change your mind even when it is not a good idea
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9.9
Refusing to change beliefs or show regret, even when wrong
Not willing to change an opinion or decision
Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons
Very unwilling to change their mind
Being stubborn about your own beliefs and refusing other views
Not willing to change your mind or what you do
Antonyms
How Stubborn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stiff-necked comes from the simple image of someone with a stiff neck who cannot turn their head. So to be stiff-necked is to be 'stubborn' or 'unwilling to change'.