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