English words for 'hard-headed, stubborn'
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adj
- Stubborn, intransigent.
- (by extension) Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
- Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
- Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
- (chiefly hunting) Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.
- Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.
- Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
- firm and dependable especially in loyalty
noun
verb
noun
- A stubborn or determined person.
- A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
- A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
- (chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
- (UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
- Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
- (US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
- The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
- (professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
- a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
verb
- (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
- throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
- attack viciously and ferociously
noun
- A stubborn person.
- (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
- A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- (UK, nautical) A sailor's storage chest.
- (poker slang) A bad poker player.
- A fool.
- domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
- the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
noun
adj
- stubbornly unyielding
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- retained; not shed
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
- (computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
- (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
- Insistently repetitive.
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
- Indefinitely continuous.
- (mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
adj
- (Maine) Stubborn.
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
- (finance) Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
- (informal) Full of ideas or imaginings.
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- (linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- not based on fact or investigation
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- being of the nature of a notion or concept
noun
adj
- Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
- Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
- Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
- (mathematics, of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
- not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
adj
- (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.
- (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
- (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
- Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
- sheathed in iron plates for protection
- without flaws or loopholes
- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
noun
- A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
- (military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
- A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
adj
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
- Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- lacking fresh air
noun
noun
verb
adj
- (of a person) Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
- (of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.
- (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
- (of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
- Rowdy or rough.
- (of weather, etc.) Harsh or severe.
- (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
- Strict, not lenient.
- violent and lawless
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
- resistant to cutting or chewing
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- physically toughened
- substantially made or constructed
intj
noun
verb
adj
- Of a person: refusing to change one's mind; obstinate, stubborn.
- Made of adamant (“an unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness”).
- Incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; impenetrable, unbreakable.
- (chiefly mineralogy) Like diamond in lustre; bright, lustrous, shiny; also, of a lustre: like that of a mineral with a high refractive index such as diamond.
- Difficult to defeat or prevail over; unshakable, unyielding.
- consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
- impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
- having the hardness of a diamond
noun
noun
- (informal) A stubborn person.
- (slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.
- Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed.
- Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.
- The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
- (numismatics) A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.
- (roleplaying games) A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.
- (sailing) A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
- The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.
- A kind of cotton-spinning machine.
- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
verb
verb
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- hold the phone line open
- fix to; attach
- To weigh down or oppress.
- To keep; to store something for someone.
- To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
- (chiefly imperative) To wait a moment.
- To hold, grasp, or grip.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, on.
- To depend upon.
- To persevere.
- To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
verb
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- retain possession of
- hold the phone line open
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- hold firmly
- To grasp or grip firmly.
- (idiomatic) To retain an advantage.
- (idiomatic) Wait a short while.
- (idiomatic) To persist.
- (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
- (idiomatic) To remain loyal.
verb
adj
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- (of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
- (of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
adj
verb
adj
noun
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The act of discerning detail.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
noun
verb
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- cause to go into a solution
- understand the meaning of
- reach a decision
- reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- find the solution
- make clearly visible
- (transitive) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
- (transitive) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
- (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
- Alternative spelling of re-solve.
- To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
- (chemistry) To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
- (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
- (optics) To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.
- To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
- (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
- (music) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
- (computing) To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.
- (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
noun
verb
adj
- Strenuous; diligent.
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- sincerely earnest
noun
verb
noun
- A stubborn or determined person.
- A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
- A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
- (chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
- (UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
- Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
- (US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
- The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
- (professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
- a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
verb
- (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
- throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
- attack viciously and ferociously
noun
- A stubborn person.
- (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
- A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- (UK, nautical) A sailor's storage chest.
- (poker slang) A bad poker player.
- A fool.
- domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
- the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
noun
noun
verb
noun
- (informal) A stubborn person.
- (slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.
- Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed.
- Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.
- The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
- (numismatics) A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.
- (roleplaying games) A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.
- (sailing) A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
- The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.
- A kind of cotton-spinning machine.
- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
verb
noun
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The act of discerning detail.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
noun
verb
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- cause to go into a solution
- understand the meaning of
- reach a decision
- reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- find the solution
- make clearly visible
- (transitive) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
- (transitive) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
- (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
- Alternative spelling of re-solve.
- To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
- (chemistry) To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
- (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
- (optics) To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.
- To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
- (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
- (music) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
- (computing) To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.
- (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
noun
verb
verb
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- hold the phone line open
- fix to; attach
- To weigh down or oppress.
- To keep; to store something for someone.
- To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
- (chiefly imperative) To wait a moment.
- To hold, grasp, or grip.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, on.
- To depend upon.
- To persevere.
- To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
verb
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- retain possession of
- hold the phone line open
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- hold firmly
- To grasp or grip firmly.
- (idiomatic) To retain an advantage.
- (idiomatic) Wait a short while.
- (idiomatic) To persist.
- (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
- (idiomatic) To remain loyal.
verb
adj
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- (of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
- (of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
adj
- Stubborn, intransigent.
- (by extension) Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
- Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
- Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
- (chiefly hunting) Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.
- Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.
- Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
- firm and dependable especially in loyalty
noun
verb
adj
- stubbornly unyielding
- never-ceasing
- continually recurring to the mind
- retained; not shed
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
- (computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
- (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
- Insistently repetitive.
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
- Indefinitely continuous.
- (mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
adj
- (Maine) Stubborn.
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
- (finance) Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
- (informal) Full of ideas or imaginings.
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- (linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- not based on fact or investigation
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- being of the nature of a notion or concept
noun
adj
- Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
- Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
- Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
- (mathematics, of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
- not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
adj
- (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.
- (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
- (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
- Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
- sheathed in iron plates for protection
- without flaws or loopholes
- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
noun
- A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
- (military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
- A wooden warehouse with an outer skin of corrugated metal.
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
adj
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
- Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- lacking fresh air
noun
adj
- (of a person) Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
- (of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.
- (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
- (of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
- Rowdy or rough.
- (of weather, etc.) Harsh or severe.
- (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
- Strict, not lenient.
- violent and lawless
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
- resistant to cutting or chewing
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- physically toughened
- substantially made or constructed
intj
noun
verb
adj
- Of a person: refusing to change one's mind; obstinate, stubborn.
- Made of adamant (“an unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness”).
- Incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; impenetrable, unbreakable.
- (chiefly mineralogy) Like diamond in lustre; bright, lustrous, shiny; also, of a lustre: like that of a mineral with a high refractive index such as diamond.
- Difficult to defeat or prevail over; unshakable, unyielding.
- consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
- impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
- having the hardness of a diamond
noun
adj
verb
adj
adj
- Strenuous; diligent.
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- sincerely earnest
noun
verb
verb
adj
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- (of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
- (of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.