pig·head·ed
| \ ˈpig-ˌhe-dəd
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Definition of pigheaded
: willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
Synonyms & Antonyms for pigheaded
Synonyms
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- bullheaded,
- dogged,
- hard,
- hard-nosed,
- hardened,
- hardheaded,
- headstrong,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inconvincible,
- inflexible,
- intransigent,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- opinionated,
- ossified,
- pat,
- pertinacious,
- perverse,
- self-opinionated,
- self-willed,
- stiff-necked,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
Antonyms
- acquiescent,
- agreeable,
- amenable,
- compliant,
- complying,
- flexible,
- pliable,
- pliant,
- relenting,
- yielding
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pigheaded
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English Language Learners Definition of pigheaded
: refusing to do what other people want or to change your opinion or the way you do something : very stubborn
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pigheaded
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pig·head·ed
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Kids Definition of pigheaded
: very stubborn
She was too pigheaded to listen.
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