pigheaded

adjective

pig·​head·​ed ˈpig-ˌhe-dəd 

: willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate

pigheadedly adverb

pigheadedness noun

Synonyms

• stubborn
• adamant

Examples of pigheaded in a Sentence

He was too pigheaded to listen to my suggestion.

the kind of pigheaded person who seems to believe that facts only confuse an issue

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pigheaded

• bareheaded
• beheaded
• embedded
• hardheaded
• homesteaded
• imbedded
• impleaded
• lightheaded
• redheaded
• spearheaded
• unleaded
• bedded

Kids Definition

pigheaded

adjective

pig·​head·​ed ˈpig-ˈhed-əd 

: stubborn sense 1a, obstinate