stubborn
unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid.
obstinately maintained, as a course of action: a stubborn resistance.
difficult to manage or suppress: a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain.
hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or wood; difficult to shape or work.
Origin of stubborn
1synonym study For stubborn
Other words for stubborn
Opposites for stubborn
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
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How to use stubborn in a sentence
Once we were forced to detour around a stubborn buffalo who had claimed the trail.
In Big Sky country, a pandemic-era fly-fishing getaway | Carl Fincke | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostThere’s a delicate balance between ambition and the stubborn facts of nascent technology.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them. | Derek Swinhart | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostOf Jimmy Butler lugging the Miami Heat to an absurd Finals win over a Lakers team that was destined for rings, just because he was too damn stubborn to stop scoring.
Sports aren’t joyless. Just watch Sixers Piano Girl. | Dan Steinberg | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostThe American flag on this Inauguration Day wasn’t a sign of victory as much as it was an emblem of stubborn endurance.
When you flip this shovel over, there is a cutting angle that can be used to chip away at stubborn ice.
Best snow shovel: Clear your driveway fast | PopSci Commerce Team | January 19, 2021 | Popular-Science
In the past, Santos has been stubbornly opposed to a bilateral ceasefire, but his position on the issue may be shifting.
Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia? | Richard McColl | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy have educational outcomes so stubbornly flat-lined in the face of this wealth of educational resources?
Who talks about sports “curses” as much as the fans who stubbornly remain fans in the face of such curses?
Cleveland Comes Crawling Back to LeBron: The Masochism of Rust Belt Chic | Arthur Chu | July 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is like a grandfather to us, the kind who seems like he should have died a while ago and yet stubbornly clings to life.
Dear Dick (Cheney): Advice From the Former Veep | Kelly Williams Brown | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo why are all of these anti-gay laws still stubbornly on the books?
The Curious Case of Countries Where Being Gay Is a Crime | James Kirchick | January 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring the winter campaign in 1814 in France no one fought more fiercely and stubbornly than the Duke of Elchingen.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonDay by day every inch of ground was stubbornly fought, and on the 12th of July the decision of the Committee was announced.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow“Your idea of taking Henrietta over there and letting her call Bertha is a good one,” declared Amy stubbornly.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseHe desired to show that, according to his lights, he was not stubbornly holding out against reason.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman"If you had been Reff you wouldn't have run away and left me to drown," went on Coulter, stubbornly.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. Winfield
British Dictionary definitions for stubborn
/ (ˈstʌbən) /
refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate
difficult to handle, treat, or overcome
persistent and dogged: a stubborn crusade
Origin of stubborn
1Derived forms of stubborn
- stubbornly, adverb
- stubbornness, noun
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