STUBBORN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • persisting in a reactionary stand
   Synonym(s)
   • obstinate (what does obstinate mean?)
   • unregenerate (what does unregenerate mean?)
   Similar To
   • unreconstructed (what does unreconstructed mean?)
2. Meaning
   • difficult to treat or deal with
   Usage Example(s)
   • stubborn rust stains
   • a stubborn case of acne
   Similar To
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
3. Meaning
   • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
   Antonym(s)
   • docile (what does docile mean?)
   Similar To
   • bloody-minded (what does bloody-minded mean?)
   • cantankerous (what does cantankerous mean?)
   • bolshy (what does bolshy mean?)
   • stroppy (what does stroppy mean?)
   • bullheaded (what does bullheaded mean?)
   • bullet-headed (what does bullet-headed mean?)
   • pigheaded (what does pigheaded mean?)
   • contrarious (what does contrarious mean?)
   • cross-grained (what does cross-grained mean?)
   • determined (what does determined mean?)
   • bulldog (what does bulldog mean?)
   • dogged (what does dogged mean?)
   • dour (what does dour mean?)
   • pertinacious (what does pertinacious mean?)
   • tenacious (what does tenacious mean?)
   • unyielding (what does unyielding mean?)
   • hardheaded (what does hardheaded mean?)
   • mulish (what does mulish mean?)
   • stiff-necked (what does stiff-necked mean?)
   • strong-minded (what does strong-minded mean?)
   • strong-willed (what does strong-willed mean?)
   See Also
   • disobedient (what does disobedient mean?)
   • intractable (what does intractable mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not responding to treatment
   Synonym(s)
   • refractory (what does refractory mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a stubborn infection
   • a refractory case of acne
   Similar To
   • intractable (what does intractable mean?)