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Definition of Stubborn
1. Adjective. Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
Exact synonyms: Obstinate, Unregenerate
Also: Inflexible, Sturdy, Uncompromising, Disobedient, Intractable
Similar to: Bloody-minded, Cantankerous, Bolshy, Stroppy, Bullet-headed, Bullheaded, Pigheaded, Dogged, Dour, Persistent, Pertinacious, Tenacious, Unyielding, Contrarious, Cross-grained, Determined, Hardheaded, Mulish, Stiff-necked, Strong-minded, Strong-willed
Antonyms: Docile
Derivative terms: Stubbornness
Also: Inflexible, Sturdy, Uncompromising, Disobedient, Intractable
Similar to: Bloody-minded, Cantankerous, Bolshy, Stroppy, Bullet-headed, Bullheaded, Pigheaded, Dogged, Dour, Persistent, Pertinacious, Tenacious, Unyielding, Contrarious, Cross-grained, Determined, Hardheaded, Mulish, Stiff-necked, Strong-minded, Strong-willed
Antonyms: Docile
Derivative terms: Stubbornness
2. Adjective. Not responding to treatment. "Stubborn rust stains"
Exact synonyms: Refractory
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Similar to: Intractable
Derivative terms: Refractoriness, Stubbornness
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Similar to: Intractable
Derivative terms: Refractoriness, Stubbornness
Definition of Stubborn
1. a. Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.
Definition of Stubborn
1. Adjective. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stubborn
1. unyielding [adj -BORNER, -BORNEST] - See also: unyielding
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stubborn
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