stubborn
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
Example
“People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?”
Other meanings
Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
Synonyms
- contrary
Related words
- outstubborn
- stubborns
- unstubborn
- mule-stubborn
- stubbornly
- stubborn as a mule
- stubbornness
- stubborn up
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "stybb" (a stump, stub).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stubborn” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.