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3.3.1.7Stubborn  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to being stubborn--to be unwilling to change a decision; to be unwilling to do something someone wants you to do; or to do what you want to do, even though other people do not want you to do it.

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  • What words describe someone who is stubborn? stubborn, adamant, bull-headed, conservative, dogged, enduring, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, impenitent, incorrigible, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, persistent, pig-headed, recalcitrant, relentless, stiff-necked, strong-willed, stubborn, as stubborn as a mule, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, ungovernable, unmanageable, unrepentant, unyielding, willful. What words refer to a stubborn person? stubborn fool, mule, bulldog. What words refer to being stubborn? refuse to obey/listen, won't listen to reason, stick to your guns. What words refer to the quality of being stubborn? stubbornness, inflexibility, obstinacy, tenacity, stick-to-itiveness.

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  • 3.3.1.7

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/3200059894

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