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Stubbornness

//ˈstʌbən(n)əs//

Synonyms for "stubbornness" (192 found)

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Noun(152 words)

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endurance refusal contempt loyalty stiffness fidelity fanaticism relentlessness perseverance rigidity stamina bigotry recalcitrance permanence tightness indisposition diligence reluctance aversion steadiness retention firmness disobedience foot-dragging durability inflexibility assiduity pertinacity renitency steadfastness staying power insistence wildness unruliness hardiness viscosity indocility disinclination intolerance fractiousness fundamentalism dogmatism backwardness refractoriness intractability sulkiness restiveness single-mindedness unwillingness uncooperativeness persistency lastingness assiduousness sullenness obduracy doggedness tenaciousness immutability cohesiveness purism rigorousness puritanism recalcitrancy rigidness renitence cursoriness unremittingness recalcitration patience of Job sedulousness immovability self-will viscidity stickiness perfunctoriness industriousness unyieldingness precisianism tirelessness indefatigability sedulity insistency tackiness pertinaciousness overzealousness stick-to-itiveness gluiness intractableness stiff-neckedness inexorability obstreperousness nolition contumacy ropiness averseness mutinousness indisposedness snugness bullheadedness grudgingness gumminess unenthusiasm orneriness willfulness hardheadedness adhesiveness obdurateness unalterability glutinosity pigheadedness stringiness inelasticity mulishness uncompromisingness infrangibility unbendingness unrelentingness unbreakableness unbreakability balkiness obstinance unmalleability unregenerateness obstinateness headstrongness opinionatedness cantankerousness contumaciousness stiff neck inextensibility inductility unpliability

Noun, verb(10 words)

dissent strength purpose decision plugging distaste slogging sulk sulks disrelish

Name, noun(4 words)

industry patience defiance orthodoxy

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Noun, prep, verb(1 words)

foot dragging singleness of purpose bulldog tenacity dogged perseverance unswerving attention grudging consent lack of enthusiasm lack of zeal impliability leatherlikeness fixed mind inflexible will strongheadness defiance of authority irresilience irresiliency unlimberness

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Name, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

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