Antonyms for stubborn

Grammar : Adj

Spell : stuhb-ern

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌb ərn

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for stubborn

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