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Synonyms

bull-headed

British  

adjective

  1. blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • bull-headedly adverb
  • bull-headedness noun

Example Sentences

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She calls Stasia “the peacemaker,” who often helped her negotiate with her bull-headed son over rules and limits on the boy, who began climbing atop things almost before he could walk.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

The Greek legend of the labyrinth, the great maze in which a bull-headed monster called the minotaur roamed, was probably based on the size and the confusion of these Minoan complexes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Kail, who on all his projects relies on collaboration and communication, said the dynamics on the set of “Fosse/Verdon” proved that being bull-headed is not the only way to create art.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2019

Instead, with his customary bull-headed self-confidence, he dropped the A-bomb.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2019

At security, the bull-headed raksha had been replaced by a raksha with the shell of a tortoise.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi