stubbornly

Examples

• All

• Nietzsche admired Diogenes for sticking stubbornly to the here and now.

• They stubbornly continued... to pour the resources of their nations... into weapons that had already outlived their usefulness.

  Victory Through Air Power (1943)

• We were as a nation stubbornly slow to protect children.

  Harvard University

• No matter what we do, the past is always stubbornly behind us.

• Yet he does nothing, except stubbornly refuse to move out of the house.

  Academic text (2002)

• If this were so, why on earth was Craig stubbornly refusing to admit it?

  Fiction book (1994)

• The reasons for sticking stubbornly to the traditional approach of instruction are heard frequently enough.

  Academic text (2004)

• In the face of overwhelming odds, the French fought stubbornly and bravely, but gradually they were forced back.

• For the first month, Johanna's cough stubbornly persisted and kept her from a full night's sleep.

  Fiction book (1992)

• First, policymakers initially failed to recognize its importance and instead adhered stubbornly to traditional definitions of "basic" education.

  Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

D

doggedly

vsstubbornly

8 6.7

In a way that shows strong determination and keeps trying without giving up

is refusal to change despite reasons but focuses on persistence not refusal

O

obstinately

vsstubbornly

2 7.2

Refusing to change your opinion or what you do

is refusal to change despite good reasons rather than mild doubt

U

uncompromisingly

vsstubbornly

1 7.5

You do not change your opinion or give in to others

focuses on refusing concessions rather than general reluctance to change

O

obdurately

vsstubbornly

1 9.1

Refuses to change one's mind in a stubborn way

is refusal to change despite good reasons and not open to compromise

I

intransigently

vsstubbornly

8.2

In a way that refuses to change opinions or to agree

is refusal to change even when compromise would help resolve things

C

cussedly

vsstubbornly

• Informal

9.9

In a stubborn way, refusing to change or agree

is refusal to change despite reasons but often with coarse tone

M

mulishly

vsstubbornly

9.3

In a stubborn way, refusing to change an idea or plan

is refusal to change despite reasons but expressed with an animal metaphor

P

pig-headedly

vsstubbornly

• Offensive

8.1

In a stubborn way, refusing to change even when shown to be wrong

is refusal to change despite good reasons, stressing foolishness

C

contumaciously

vsstubbornly

• Formal

9.9

To refuse to obey people in charge in a stubborn way

is refusal to change despite reasons but adds ongoing defiance

Antonyms

F

flexibly

2 3.7

In a way that changes or adapts easily to different situations

How Stubborn

adamantly

22 6.4

stubbornly

27 3.7

obstinately

2 7.2

reluctantly

80 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology