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stubborn
[ stuhb-ern ]
adjective
- unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving:
a stubborn child.
Synonyms: obdurate, headstrong, unyielding, refractory, intractable, contrary
Antonyms: tractable
- fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute:
a stubborn opponent of foreign aid.
Synonyms: persevering
Antonyms: irresolute
- obstinately maintained, as a course of action:
a stubborn resistance.
- difficult to manage or suppress:
a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain.
- hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or wood; difficult to shape or work.
stubborn
/ ˈstʌbən /
adjective
- refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate
- difficult to handle, treat, or overcome
- persistent and dogged
a stubborn crusade
Derived Forms
- ˈstubbornness, noun
- ˈstubbornly, adverb
Other Words From
- stubborn·ly adverb
- stubborn·ness noun
- pre·stubborn adjective
- un·stubborn adjective
- un·stubborn·ly adverb
- un·stubborn·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of stubborn1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stubborn1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Some would call him stubborn for holding out on payoffs from the oil companies.
Several stubborn ideas have steered much of the discourse around health care.
His stubborn efforts to fulfill his dream have yet to pay off, but he carefully lists all the near misses.
Most importantly, the biggest issue facing the country is our stubborn, stagnant unemployment.
“I was always defiant and stubborn in everything I did,” he said late in life.
This stubborn resistance lent all the more lustre to the piety of our benignant Rulers.
He would at once become stubborn and ugly, because he is not used to our quick, nervous, impatient ways.
Billy Woodchuck soon saw that Grandfather Mole was a stubborn old fellow.
For hours the issue hung in the balance, and at last even the stubborn Lefbvre began to think of retreat.
For I knew that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is as an iron sinew, and thy forehead as brass.
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