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:
- pertinacious
- strict
- obstinate
- stiff-necked
- obdurate
- mulish
- determined
- implacable
- unyielding
- hardheaded
- inflexible
- hard-nosed
- hard
- unrelenting
- opinionated
- wilful
- hardened
- headstrong
- pat
- adamantine
- bullheaded
- uncompromising
- perverse
- persistent
- willful
- self-willed
- unbending
- intransigent
- ossified
- immovable
- dogged
- steadfast
- obsessive
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Synonyms:
- wayward
- demanding
- recalcitrant
- narrow-minded
- hell-bent
- refractory
- inexorable
- hard-shell
- uncooperative
- ungovernable
- cantankerous
- unruly
- contumacious
- confirmed
- unflinching
- unmanageable
- anal-retentive
- defiant
- rigid
- resolved
- insubordinate
- cussed
- inveterate
- bloody-minded
- stern
- deaf to reason
- single-minded
- indomitable
- severe
- wrongheaded
- firm
- hard-line
- inconvincible
- mutinous
- hidebound
- tenacious
- stouthearted
- hard-shelled
- intractable
- iron
- set
- invincible
- insurgent
- unregenerate
- disobedient
- unconquerable
- relentless
- self-opinionated
- contrary
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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.
adamant,stubborn, pertinacious, strict, obstinate, stiff-necked, obdurate, mulish, determined, implacable
willing, compliant, agreeable, amenable, agreeable, pliant, flexible, amenable, flexible, 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.
