Synonyms for Eleventh Grade Students: Stubborn, List 2

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  1. willful
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  2. unyielding
    stubbornly unwilling to give in
  3. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  4. resistant
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
  5. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  6. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  7. ironclad
    inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
  8. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  9. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  10. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  11. opinionated
    obstinate in your opinions
  12. ornery
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  13. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  14. mulish
    unreasonably stubborn or rigid
  15. bullheaded
    impossibly stubborn
Created on Tue Jun 24 15:01:09 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 24 15:01:41 EDT 2025)

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