stubborn
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Use the adjective stubborn to describe someone who is not open to new ideas or ways of doing things, like your uncle who refuses to listen to any music made after 1990. Stubborn is the opposite of flexible.
The Middle English version of stubborn carried the sense of “untamable, implacable,” and there’s still a hint of that in how it is used today. A stubborn person holds on to a view or an attitude, refusing to change — to the point of being unreasonable. Things can also be stubborn, like a stain that no amount of scrubbing can clean or a medical condition that, even with treatment, doesn't improve.
Definitions of
stubborn
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adj tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Synonyms:
obstinate, unregenerate
inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising
not making concessions
disobedient
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
bloody-minded, cantankerous
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
bolshy, stroppy
obstreperous
bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded
obstinate and stupid
dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
stubbornly unyielding
contrarious, cross-grained
difficult to deal with
determined
devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
hardheaded, mulish
unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
stiff-necked
haughtily stubborn
strong-minded, strong-willed
having a determined will
intractable
not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
Antonyms:
docile
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
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adj not responding to treatment
“a stubborn infection”
“stubborn rust stains”
Synonyms:
refractory
intractable
not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
The Croft of "Rise of the Tomb Raider" is intelligent, stubborn, complicated, empathetic and a heck of a good shot.
Los Angeles TimesNov 9, 2015
But those narratives usually leave out the stubborn determination of comfortable Americans to resist lasting social change.
Washington PostNov 6, 2015
Very few Helado Negro songs kick in, explode, or charge forward, choosing instead to remain rootless in a placid and stubborn way.
Los Angeles TimesNov 4, 2015
This lack of recognition welded to his momma's early lessons and a strong religious faith made Holyfield the pathologically stubborn man he is.