stubborn
217
2.9
- adjective
- /ˈstʌbərn/
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- Even when presented with new facts, he was too stubborn to reconsider his decision.
- stubborn refusal
- stubborn insistence
- stubborn resistance
And because I'm so stubborn, I will probably just go.
- And because I'm so stubborn, I will probably just go.
- And knowing how stubborn she is, that that would be that.
- When they get defensive, they get stubborn. When they get stubborn they double down.
- But the Internet thought that he's being stubborn, not being open to your ideas.
- Well Jack's stubborn and he's going through with this.
- And I'm just really a stubborn person about spectroscopic notation.
- More stubborn than I am stubborn, hands down.
- People are notoriously stubborn and fickle and wilful.
- Don't be stubborn, but also be stubborn.
- I, I can be very stubborn and headstrong and aggressive.
- It's like calling someone stubborn or friendly or nice or mean.
Examples
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The history of the nation is replete with stubborn individuals who refused to blindly accept authority.
Academic text (2013) -
When compared with other individuals, he is stubborn and has a realistic mood and thinking mind.
Academic text (2012) -
It's because we're both stubborn but to a fault sometimes.
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My husband is a stubborn man.
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Then he knew he was being stubborn and stupid and must take care of it.
Fiction book (1990) -
And because I'm so stubborn, I will probably just go.
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Characters can be stubborn or proud, or afraid that compromise will make them look weak.
Academic text (2011) -
A toast, to our clever, stubborn boys.
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That's exactly what a stubborn person would say.
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But Paul Wolfowitz is stubborn, and he does not give up.
Synonyms
72
6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
24
6.8
Not willing to change opinions or demands, even if it causes problems
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
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
6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
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
1
8.1
Not willing to change your mind or actions
1
8.2
To refuse to change your mind or actions without good reason
1
7.3
A person who insists on doing what they want and often disobeys others
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
Very unwilling to change their mind
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Etymology
Stubborn comes from an old word for a tree stump, a short piece of wood that stays in the ground and is hard to move, which gives the idea of 'not moving'. That's why a stubborn person refuses to change their mind, like a stump that will not budge.