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- Dictionarystubborn/ˈstʌbən/
adjective
- 1. having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so: "a stubborn refusal to learn from experience" Similar Opposite
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Learn the definition of stubborn, a disapproving adjective that describes someone or something that is determined, resistant, or hard to change. See synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word stubborn, which can mean unreasonably or perversely unyielding, or justifiably unyielding. Find out why stubborn is often compared to a mule or other animals.
Find 112 similar and opposite words for stubborn, an adjective meaning sticking to an opinion or course of action in spite of reason or persuasion. Compare and contrast stubborn with related words like adamant, dogged, mulish, obstinate, and pertinacious.
- Some common synonyms of stubborn are dogged, mulish, obstinate, and pertinacious. While all these words mean "fixed and unyielding in course or pur...
- The meanings of dogged and stubborn largely overlap; however, dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. // pursued t...
- Although the words mulish and stubborn have much in common, mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. // a mulish determination to have h...
- The synonyms obstinate and stubborn are sometimes interchangeable, but obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. // an obstinate propo...
- While in some cases nearly identical to stubborn, pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. // a pertinacious salesclerk refusing t...
Stubborn, dogged, obstinate, persistent imply fixity of purpose or condition and resistance to change. Stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, remonstrance, or force; but stubborn implies more of innate quality and is the more frequently used when referring to inanimate things: stubborn disposition; stubborn difficulties.
Learn the meaning of stubborn, an adjective that describes someone or something that is determined, resistant, or hard to change. See synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples from various sources.
Find 62 different ways to say STUBBORN, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Use the adjective stubborn to describe someone who is not open to new ideas or ways of doing things, like your uncle who refuses to listen to any music made after 1990. Stubborn is the opposite of flexible.
