Synonyms for Eleventh Grade Students: Stubborn, List 1

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  1. contrary
    resistant to guidance or discipline
  2. rigid
    incapable of compromise or flexibility
  3. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  4. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  5. unreasonable
    not showing good judgment
  6. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
  7. relentless
    not willing or able to stop or yield
  8. perverse
    marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
  9. inexorable
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  10. inflexible
    not making concessions
  11. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  12. uncompromising
    not willing to make concessions
  13. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  14. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  15. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
Created on Tue Jun 24 14:58:55 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 24 15:00:58 EDT 2025)

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