Mulish

//ˈmjuːlɪʃ//

Synonyms for "mulish" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

hardheaded asinine balking balky bigoted bovid bovine bulldogged bulletheaded bullheaded caprid caprine case hardened case-hardened cowish cowlike

Adjective(2 words)

adamantine bloody-minded

Strong matches (27)

deaf deerlike doctrinaire dogged dogmatic equestrian equine fanatic fanatical fixed goatish goatlike headstrong hircine hoggish hoofed horsy inflexible intolerant intractable

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obdurate obstinate

Adjective(1 words)

hardheaded

Adjective(4 words)

immovable intransigent irrefragable obstreperous

Related words (45)

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5 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

hardheaded stubborn as mule

derived

3 entries

mulishly mulishness unmulish

derived from

1 entries

mule

related to

4 entries

intractable mule obstinate stubborn

similar

3 entries

obstinate stubborn unregenerate

Translations

2 translations across 1 languages.

German

2 entries

stur adj (stubborn)
störrisch adj (stubborn)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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I tried to convince him to do it, but he was being mulish and refused.

Source: tatoeba (8977900)

[…] a rickety verdigrised geyser which would spit two inches of tepid water into the bath and then mulishly stop working."

Source: wiktionary

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