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Definitions for Stubborn
[1] unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
[2] fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid.
[3] obstinately maintained, as a course of action: a stubborn resistance.
[4] difficult to manage or suppress: a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain.
[5] hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or wood; difficult to shape or work.
[6] refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate
[7] difficult to handle, treat, or overcome
[8] persistent and dogged a stubborn crusade
Words related to Stubborn
tenacious, unshakable, single-minded, intractable, steadfast, willful, perverse, persistent, ornery, inflexible, determined, rigid, tough, headstrong, adamant, relentless, dogged, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous
Words nearby Stubborn
stubbed, stubbies, stubble, stubble-jumper, stubbled, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, stubbs, stubby, stuc, stucco
Origin of Stubborn
1350–1400; Middle English stiborn(e ), styborne, stuborn < ?
Other words from Stubborn
stub·born·ly , adverb
stub·born·ness , noun
pre·stub·born , adjective
un·stub·born , adjective
un·stub·born·ly , adverb
un·stub·born·ness , noun
Word origin for Stubborn
C14 stoborne, of obscure origin
Synonyms for Stubborn
adamant, determined, dogged, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, ornery, persistent, perverse, relentless, rigid, single-minded, steadfast, tenacious, tough, unshakable, willful, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, cussed, firm, fixed, hardheaded, inexorable, insubordinate, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, persevering, pertinacious, pigheaded, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, self-willed, set in one's ways, stiff-necked, unbending, unmanageable, unreasonable, untoward