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Sense: Adjective: stubborn

Synonyms:

stubborn , hardheaded, hard-headed, uncompromising, inflexible, resolute, willful, wilful (UK), firm , headstrong, strong-minded, determined , resolved, adamant , unyielding, unbending, obstreperous, obdurate, decided , tenacious, bloody-minded (UK, informal), mulish, pigheaded (slang), pig-headed (slang), hard , bullheaded (informal), bull-headed (informal), resistant, unrelenting, unwavering, unflinching, deaf to reason

Antonyms:

docile, submissive, yielding, reasonable , gracious, open , flexible , compliant , willing , eager , helpful , agreeable , dutiful, sheepish, devoted , subservient, accommodating, approachable

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