stubborn
English Thesaurus
1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)
| similar | : | bloody-minded, cantankerous, |
| definition | : | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded, |
| definition | : | obstinate and stupid (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding, |
| definition | : | stubbornly unyielding (adj.all) |
| similar | : | contrarious, cross-grained, |
| definition | : | difficult to deal with (adj.all) |
| similar | : | determined, |
| definition | : | devoting full strength and concentrated attention to (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hardheaded, mulish, |
| definition | : | unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack (adj.all) |
| similar | : | stiff-necked, |
| definition | : | haughtily stubborn (adj.all) |
| similar | : | strong-minded, strong-willed, |
| definition | : | having a determined will (adj.all) |
| also | : | inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising, |
| definition | : | not making concessions (adj.all) |
| also | : | disobedient, |
| definition | : | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority (adj.all) |
| also | : | intractable, |
| definition | : | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold (adj.all) |
2. not responding to treatment (adj.all)
| similar | : | intractable, |
| definition | : | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
3. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)
| antonym | : | docile, |
| definition | : | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires (noun.attribute) |
4. not responding to treatment (adj.all)
| derivation | : | recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome (noun.attribute) |
5. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)
| antonym | : | docile, |
| definition | : | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires (noun.attribute) |
6. not responding to treatment (adj.all)
| derivation | : | recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness, |
| definition | : | the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome (noun.attribute) |
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