bullheadedness (Meaning)
bullheadedness (n)
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Synonyms & Antonyms of bullheadedness
Synonyms:
- persistence
- obstinacy
- pigheadedness
- intransigence
- doggedness
- hardheadedness
- determination
- self-will
- pertinacity
- obduracy
- obdurateness
- willfulness
- resolve
- persistency
- stubbornness
Antonyms:
- receptivity
- reasonableness
- acceptance
- subordination
- willingness
- compliance
- obedience
- receptivity
- compliance
- acquiescence
- flexibility
- pliability
- reasonability
- pliancy
- flexibility
- acceptance
- pliability
- docility
- subordination
- open-mindedness
- reasonability
- receptiveness
- obedience
- open-mindedness
- docility
- willingness
- receptiveness
- reasonableness
- acquiescence
- pliancy
Synonyms:
- insubordination
- bloody-mindedness
- recalcitrancy
- inexorability
- immovability
- rigorousness
- contrariness
- rigidness
- anal-retentiveness
- contumacy
- strictness
- rigidity
- firmness
- immovableness
- unruliness
- cussedness
- narrow-mindedness
- refractoriness
- inveteracy
- adamancy
- recalcitrance
- frowardness
- hardness
- cantankerousness
- obstreperousness
- stick-to-itiveness
- relentlessness
- rigor
- balkiness
- sternness
- intractability
- disobedience
Antonyms:
bullheadedness Sentence Examples
- His bullheadedness made compromise nearly impossible during negotiations.
- Despite numerous warnings, her bullheadedness led her down a path of self-destruction.
- The team's success was hindered by the bullheadedness of their leader.
- His bullheadedness in sticking to outdated methods cost the company dearly.
- The politician's bullheadedness alienated potential supporters.
- Despite the evidence against him, his bullheadedness prevented him from admitting fault.
- Overcoming her bullheadedness was a challenge, but she eventually learned to listen to others' perspectives.
- The project's failure was largely attributed to the bullheadedness of its overseer.
- His bullheadedness often clashed with the collaborative spirit of the team.
- Addressing his bullheadedness became a priority in improving workplace dynamics.
FAQs About the word bullheadedness
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
persistence, obstinacy, pigheadedness, intransigence, doggedness, hardheadedness, determination, self-will, pertinacity, obduracy
receptivity, reasonableness, acceptance, subordination, willingness, compliance, obedience, receptivity, compliance, acquiescence
His bullheadedness made compromise nearly impossible during negotiations.
Despite numerous warnings, her bullheadedness led her down a path of self-destruction.
The team's success was hindered by the bullheadedness of their leader.
His bullheadedness in sticking to outdated methods cost the company dearly.
