Stubborn

What do we mean by stubborn?

Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute. synonym: obstinate. adjective

Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent. adjective

Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort. adjective

To make stubborn; render stiff, unyielding, enduring, or the like.

Sturdy; stout; strong.

Fixed or set in opinion or purpose; obstinately determined; inflexibly resolute; not to be moved by persuasion; unyielding.

Persistently obdurate; obtuse to reason or right; obstinately perverse.

Persistently pursued or practised; obstinately maintained; not readily abandoned or relinquished.

Difficult of treatment or management; hard to deal with or handle; not easily manipulated; refractory; tough; unyielding; stiff.

Harsh; rough; rude; coarse in texture or quality.

Synonyms and Refractory, Intractable, etc. (see obstinate); wilful, headstrong, unruly, inflexible, obdurate, ungovernable, indocile, mulish.

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 adjective

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting. adjective

Not responding to treatment adjective

Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective

Stubbornness.

A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.

Words that are spelled similarly to stubborn:
stubborn, stibborn, suborn, stubber.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word stubborn:
rearguard, refusal, resistance, arrogant, rebellious, mule, insistence, citrus, unwilling, proud, resist, persistent, determination, attitude, streak, loyal, honest, listen, likes, aggressive, pride, personality, defence, shells, siege, loves, casualties, breed, enemy, kind, garrison, wants, determined, defensive, refused, opposition, defense, advance, fighting, accept, artillery, disease, fellow, struggle, sense, withdrew.

Adjectives that are often used to describe stubborn:
fond.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective stubborn:
resistance, man, refusal, opposition, will, pride, determination, facts, fact, fight, streak, things, cases, insistence, silence, persistence, heart, child, defence, woman, spirit, defense, nature, courage, adherence, struggle, fighting, look, soil, attitude, independence, person, mule, character, son, problem, battle, fool, mind, chin, girl, head, enemy, set, belief, hearts, fellow, stand, resolution, defiance, boy, tenacity, face, stains, faith, conflict, loyalty, race, strength, foe, contest, temper, expression, reality, soul, glebe, resolve, conservatism, disposition, effort, defenders, conviction, perseverance, reluctance, desire, unwillingness, endurance, obstacle, obstinacy, opponent, wills, prejudice, animal, attachment, realities, prejudices, knees.

Consonant match to stubborn:
steuben, stibine, stab in, staubin, stub in.

Words that sound like stubborn:
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