CUSSEDNESS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

cussedness

noun

Definition of cussedness

as in bloody-mindedness

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Noun

And that bloody-mindedness seems to be a bargaining strategy.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Stamp was a true original, a shapeshifter, a tough guy, and a charmer; one of the rare working-class British actors left who survived a childhood during the blitz and channeled bloody-mindedness, raw talent, and strong instincts.

— Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of bloody-mindedness

Noun

Now, this new work breaks that paradigm with a thin-film material that combines intense structural rigidity with unmatched thermal insulation.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The result is structure without rigidity, flexibility without losing accountability, and independence without losing connection.

— Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rigidity

Noun

Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
But Bass and every council member and all their successors need to be reminded that a civic sense of intractability is a dangerous thing.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of intractability

Noun

Hubbard says they could be accused of insubordination or unprofessionalism.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The trio accused the US Department of Defense of charging them with insubordination for publicly supporting that editorial independence in covering the agency, which partly funds the publication.

— Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of insubordination

Noun

That narrow-mindedness is immediately apparent when Nick asks his congregation to help the group of unhoused people, a little over a dozen souls or so, who live in a makeshift camp on the edge of town.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Mann loves a man with an obsession, but this sentiment is about expanding that narrow-mindedness to make space in our lives for others.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Definition of narrow-mindedness

Noun

Whether writing five decades ago or today, the genre’s most insightful commentators have always observed how punk fuses rebelliousness with commodification, capitalism with resistance.

— Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
Marji’s rebelliousness, both admirable and terrifying for those who love her, is her salient characteristic.

— Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Definition of rebelliousness

Noun

After federal prosecutors and defense attorneys had presented all their evidence Tuesday, Morrow’s attorneys asked Orso to dismiss the three petty charges accusing her of obstruction, disruption and disobedience.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Another child said he was forced to carry out artillery strikes and beaten for disobedience.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of disobedience

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