stubbornness Synonyms
Strongest:
- hardheadedness
- determination
- persistency
- self-will
- pertinacity
- persistence
- intransigence
- obstinacy
- bullheadedness
- resolve
- doggedness
- pigheadedness
- willfulness
- obduracy
Strong:
- defiance
- inflexibility
- obstinateness
- tenacity
- waywardness
- obdurateness
- steadfastness
- perversity
- perverseness
- mulishness
- opinionatedness
- self-opinionatedness
- rebelliousness
- wrongheadedness
- pertinaciousness
- tenaciousness
- single-mindedness
- perseverance
- adamance
- adamancy
Weak:
- anal-retentiveness
- disobedience
- sternness
- rigidity
- implacability
- cantankerousness
- rigorousness
- rigidness
- contumacy
- stick-to-itiveness
- refractoriness
- insubordination
- frowardness
- relentlessness
- narrow-mindedness
- unruliness
- strictness
- bloody-mindedness
- recalcitrance
- firmness
- intractability
- contrariness
- inveteracy
- immovability
- inexorability
- hardness
- rigor
- cussedness
Strongest:
- receptiveness
- flexibility
- willingness
- acceptance
- docility
- acceptance
- open-mindedness
- open-mindedness
- pliancy
- pliability
- willingness
- receptiveness
- obedience
- compliance
- reasonableness
- flexibility
- reasonability
- acquiescence
- acquiescence
- compliance
- obedience
- subordination
- docility
- pliancy
- receptivity
- subordination
- pliability
- receptivity
- reasonability
- reasonableness
Strong:
- surrender
- submission
- submission
- broad-mindedness
- broad-mindedness
- surrender
- subservience
- yielding
- yielding
- subservience
Weak:
stubbornness Meaning
stubbornness (n)
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
stubbornness Sentence Examples
- The child's stubbornness prevented them from apologizing, even when they knew they were wrong.
- Despite overwhelming evidence, he stubbornly refused to change his mind.
- Her stubbornness was a blessing in disguise, as it helped her overcome countless obstacles.
- The horse's stubbornness made it difficult to train, but once broken in, it became a reliable companion.
- The employee's stubbornness made it impossible to resolve the conflict with their colleagues.
- The government's stubbornness in refusing to compromise led to political gridlock.
- The stubbornness of the virus made it difficult to contain and treat.
- Her stubbornness was admirable, as it showed her determination to succeed.
- The stubbornness of the ancient artifact made it impossible to restore.
- The stubbornness of the horse made it difficult to ride, but once mounted, it was a smooth and steady animal.
FAQs About the word stubbornness
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome, resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
hardheadedness, determination, persistency, self-will, pertinacity,persistence, intransigence, obstinacy, bullheadedness, resolve
receptiveness, flexibility, willingness, acceptance, docility, acceptance, open-mindedness, open-mindedness, pliancy, pliability
The child's stubbornness prevented them from apologizing, even when they knew they were wrong.
Despite overwhelming evidence, he stubbornly refused to change his mind.
Her stubbornness was a blessing in disguise, as it helped her overcome countless obstacles.
The horse's stubbornness made it difficult to train, but once broken in, it became a reliable companion.
