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Synonyms for stubborn
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : stuhb-ern |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌb ərn |
Top 10 synonyms for stubborn Other synonyms for the word stubborn
- balky
- bullheaded
- cantankerous
- contumacious
- cussed
- firm
- fixed
- hardheaded
- inexorable
- insubordinate
- mulish
- obdurate
- opinionated
- persevering
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- rebellious
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- rigid
- self-willed
- set in one's ways
- single-minded
- steadfast
- stiff-necked
- tenacious
- tough
- unbending
- unmanageable
- unreasonable
- unshakable
- untoward
- willful
Définition of stubborn
Origin :- late 14c., of uncertain origin. Earliest form is stiborn. OED, Liberman doubt any connection with stub (n.). Related: Stubbornly; stubbornness.
- adj obstinate, unyielding
- Will you go down, and humble that stubborn spirit of yours to your mamma?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- You cannot conceive in your mind how stubborn and brainless they are.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- There was no least relaxation in the stubborn lines of his face.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- And yet, when all has been said, we are confronted with a mournful but stubborn fact.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It is undoubtedly better to deceive him entirely, and since he will be stubborn he must be tricked.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- "A stubborn rebel, this boy," said the teacher, now losing his temper.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- Stubborn as the brute was, I thought I should in time break him in.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Hagar shifted her blanket and thrust out a stubborn under lip.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Just because he's too stubborn to do anything with it at all!
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Or is it, simply, that I have never succeeded in meeting a woman of stubborn character?
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
Antonyms for stubborn
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