pig·head·ed
ˈpig-ˌhe-dəd 
: willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
pigheadedly
adverb
pigheadedness
noun
pig·head·ed·ness
plural -es
: the quality or state of being pigheaded
thanks to their pigheadedness—
Kenneth Roberts
Kenneth RobertsExamples of pigheaded in a Sentence
Adjective
He was too pigheaded to listen to my suggestion.
the kind of pigheaded person who seems to believe that facts only confuse an issue
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Easy to roll your eyes at from the opening scene and increasingly pigheaded in all of the ones that follow, Man-su starts off a long way from likable and tumbles much lower in our estimation from there.
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Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
There isn’t much that can be done if someone is pigheaded and insistent on ruining Thanksgiving for everyone involved.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
Countless efforts to defuse the crisis showed initial promise and then collapsed—Emperor Honorius, based in Ravenna, proved pigheaded and duplicitous.
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Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2020
Just five years after the Spurs prompted widespread headlines (and much pigheaded skepticism) by hiring ex-WNBA star Becky Hammon as the first female assistant coach in NBA history, coverage of Toronto's move was relatively muted.
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Dan Greene,
SI.com,
24 Sep. 2019
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Adjective
McPartlin will play Detective Mike Garner, a pigheaded CRASH detective who quickly shuts Bosch down for overstepping.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Easy to roll your eyes at from the opening scene and increasingly pigheaded in all of the ones that follow, Man-su starts off a long way from likable and tumbles much lower in our estimation from there.
—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
There isn’t much that can be done if someone is pigheaded and insistent on ruining Thanksgiving for everyone involved.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
Countless efforts to defuse the crisis showed initial promise and then collapsed—Emperor Honorius, based in Ravenna, proved pigheaded and duplicitous.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2020
Just five years after the Spurs prompted widespread headlines (and much pigheaded skepticism) by hiring ex-WNBA star Becky Hammon as the first female assistant coach in NBA history, coverage of Toronto's move was relatively muted.
—
Dan Greene,
SI.com,
24 Sep. 2019
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“Pigheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigheaded. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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