stubborn
adjectiveHow many syllables in stubborn?
There are 2 syllables in the word stubborn.Divide stubborn into syllables:
stub · born
How to pronounce stubborn:
Definition of stubborn:
- stubborn (adjective):
- persistent and determined
- justifiably unyielding resolute
- unreasonably or perversely unyielding mulish
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
Synonyms for stubborn:
persistentstrong-willedmulishobduraterecalcitrantimplacableuncompromisingintransigenthardheadedunbendingShow 15 more
Antonyms for stubborn:
accommodatingbenevolentgenerousenthusiasticmagnanimousniceinclinedgivingeagerphilanthropicShow 15 more
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