I've got my stubbornness from my father.
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Stubbornness
/ˈstʌbən(n)əs/
Synonyms for "stubbornness" (210 found)
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Closest matches (42)
adhesivenessantipathyapplicationassiduityassiduousnessaversenessaversionbackwardnessbalkinessbigotrybulldog tenacitybullheadednesscantankerousnesscohesivenessconcentrationconsistencyconstancycontemptcontumaciousnesscontumacy
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cursorinessdecisiondefiancedefiance of authoritydespitedeterminationdiligencedisagreementdisinclinationdisobediencedisrelishdissentdistastedogged perseverancedoggedness
Adjective(2 words)
cataleptic rigiditycontrary to
Strong matches (63)
dogmatismdurabilityenduranceengrossmentfanaticismfidelityfirmnessfixed mindfoot draggingfoot-draggingfractiousnessfundamentalismgluinessglutinositygrudging consentgrudgingnessgumminesshardheadednesshardinesshardness
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headstrongnessimmovabilityimmutabilityimpliabilityindefatigabilityindisposednessindispositionindocilityinductilityindustriousnessindustryinelasticityinexorabilityinextensibilityinflexibilityinflexible willinfrangibilityinsistenceinsistencyintoleranceintractabilityintractablenessirresilienceirresiliencylack of enthusiasmlack of zeallastingnessleatherlikenessloyaltymulishnessmutinousnessnolitionobduracyobduratenessobstinacyobstinatenessobstreperousness
Noun(6 words)
Related words (105)
opinionatednessoppositionornerinessorthodoxyoverzealousnesspatiencepatience of jobperfunctorinesspermanenceperseverancepersistencepersistencypertinaciousnesspertinacitypigheadednessploddingpluggingprecisianismpreoccupationpurism
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puritanismpurposerecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecalcitrationrefractorinessrefusalrelentlessnessreluctancerenitencerenitencyrepugnanceresistanceresolutionrestivenessretentionrigidityrigidnessrigorrigorousnessropinesssedulitysedulousnessself-willsingle-mindednesssingleness of purposesloggingslownesssnugnessstabilitystaminastaying powersteadfastnesssteadinessstick-to-itivenessstickinessstiff neckstiff-neckednessstiffnessstrengthstringinessstrongheadnesssulksulkinesssulkssullennesstackinesstenaciousnesstenacitytightnesstirelessnesstoughnessunalterabilityunbendingnessunbreakabilityunbreakablenessuncompromisingnessuncooperativenessunenthusiasmunlimbernessunmalleabilityunpliabilityunregeneratenessunrelentingnessunremittingnessunrulinessunswerving attentionunwillingnessunyieldingnessviscidityviscosityvitalitywildnesswillfulness
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(1 words)
rigid stance
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More general
11 entriesbehavioral patterncharacter traitconductfirmnessfirmness of purposeintractabilityintractablenesspersonality traitresolutenessresolutionresolve
More specific
9 entriesfirm commitmentnoncomplianceobstinate streakrefusal to complyresisting directionsrigid attitudesteadfast stanceunyielding resolveunyielding stance
Collocations
5 entriesacademic stubbornnessextreme stubbornnesspersonal stubbornnessstubbornness about rulesstubbornness in class
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
There is no way of curing the stubbornness of the racists.
Source: tatoeba (8170140)
This about the lexicon, stubbornness, the broad beans, the raven and the goat. Everyone thinks that only their beans cook well. The crow, for some people, is a goat, even if they see it fly away. It's like you said.
Source: tatoeba (8780145)
There was a certain stubbornness in his voice.
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