pig-headed (Meaning)
pig-headed (a.)
Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pig-headed
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Synonyms:
- self-willed
- implacable
- adamantine
- determined
- immovable
- hardheaded
- mulish
- hard-nosed
- pat
- steadfast
- bullheaded
- unrelenting
- hard
- ossified
- unbending
- willful
- stiff-necked
- perverse
- strict
- pertinacious
- obdurate
- hardened
- unyielding
- inflexible
- dogged
- wilful
- opinionated
- intransigent
- headstrong
- obstinate
- uncompromising
- obsessive
- persistent
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Synonyms:
- set
- iron
- firm
- self-opinionated
- inveterate
- invincible
- unmanageable
- confirmed
- resolved
- unregenerate
- inexorable
- insubordinate
- narrow-minded
- demanding
- severe
- anal-retentive
- unconquerable
- uncooperative
- ungovernable
- cussed
- hard-shelled
- hard-shell
- intractable
- hard-line
- relentless
- contumacious
- single-minded
- cantankerous
- rigid
- wayward
- wrongheaded
- unruly
- inconvincible
- indomitable
- recalcitrant
- stouthearted
- stern
- unflinching
- contrary
- disobedient
- deaf to reason
- refractory
- hell-bent
- bloody-minded
- insurgent
- tenacious
- hidebound
- defiant
- mutinous
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pig-headed Sentence Examples
- Her pig-headed refusal to ask for directions left them hopelessly lost on the hike.
- Despite the coach's advice, the player's pig-headed strategy backfired in the final game.
- The negotiations were deadlocked due to the pig-headed insistence on both parties.
- The child's pig-headed tantrum in the middle of the restaurant made dinner a nightmare.
- The pig-headed king ignored the warnings of famine, leading to widespread suffering.
- Trying to reason with him was pointless; his pig-headed attitude made him impossible to persuade.
- We needed someone flexible, not someone with a pig-headed "my way or the highway" approach.
- The pig-headed insistence on tradition often hindered progress in the small village.
- Despite the obvious mistake, he continued with a pig-headed determination that only made things worse.
- Sometimes a little humility goes a long way; pig-headedness only creates problems.
FAQs About the word pig-headed
Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
stubborn, adamant, self-willed, implacable, adamantine, determined, immovable, hardheaded, mulish, hard-nosed
pliant, obedient, amenable, docile, willing, agreeable, willing, obedient, agreeable, complying
Her pig-headed refusal to ask for directions left them hopelessly lost on the hike.
Despite the coach's advice, the player's pig-headed strategy backfired in the final game.
The negotiations were deadlocked due to the pig-headed insistence on both parties.
The child's pig-headed tantrum in the middle of the restaurant made dinner a nightmare.
