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- Dictionarystubbornness/ˈstʌb(ə)nnəs/
noun
- 1. dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something: "his error was sheer stubbornness in refusing to admit a mistake"
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Stubbornness is the quality of being determined to do what you want and refusing to do anything else, or being difficult to move, change, or deal with. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of stubbornness with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Synonyms for STUBBORNNESS: persistence, obstinacy, persistency, pigheadedness, intransigence, bullheadedness, obduracy, willfulness; Antonyms of STUBBORNNESS: reasonableness, flexibility, acceptance, acquiescence, receptivity, receptiveness, reasonability, pliability.
Learn the meaning of stubbornness, a noun that describes the quality of being determined or difficult to change. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and antonyms in different languages.
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.
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 the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word stubbornness, which means determination not to change your opinion or attitude. See example sentences and synonyms for stubbornness in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Other forms: stubbornest; stubborner. 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.
