stubborn

Speech parts

1. stubborn - Noun

2. stubborn - Adjective

3. stubborn - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

obstinate refractory headstrong obdurate firm contrary persistent stiff adamant inflexible intractable willful wayward unyielding contumacious
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Antonyms

docile milky compressible giving soft willing
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Phrases with the word

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Examples

Time has a way of demonstrating that the most stubborn are the most intelligent. Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence... John Adams

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up. Anne Lamott

Facts are stubborn things. English Proverb

A woman like a sickle, a strong stubborn woman. Irish Proverb

For a stubborn ass a hard goad. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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