hardheadedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardheadedness
Noun
  • Keyon Monte’s journey through the world of theater has been shaped by persistence, reinvention and a deep love for storytelling.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
  • Sales bring empathy, persistence, active listening and problem solving.
    Sarah Goodall, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • This is precisely why strategies that integrate the capabilities of artificial and human intelligence could help brands truly enhance and refine their creativity.
    John Hall, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Suter thrived as a middle-six center in Vancouver, but also has high enough offensive intelligence to complement star players as a top-six winger.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The same substantive deficits afflict Louise-Parker, too, whose bright eyes and brusque wit are wasted in a role that’s villainous potential exists only in exposition.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
  • Stripped of her powers under a red sun, Supergirl must rely on her grit, compassion and wits to guide Ruthye on a path of vengeance and justice, ultimately confronting the nature of violence and power.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • In over-the-top Cancun fashion, the property boasts a 40,000-square-foot spa, though its deep grounding in the traditional treatments and ancient wisdom of the region gives it purpose and peace.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • As a father, Jonathan seeks to guide his son in the best possible ways, providing wisdom, humor and support whenever needed.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, to close observers of the war, Putin’s intransigence and determination to take more territory at whatever the cost is not surprising.
    Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
  • However, in recent days, the stalling nature of U.S. negotiations with Iran, and growing frustration on the part of President Donald Trump with Iranian intransigence, created an opening for Israeli action, and Netanyahu's government took it.
    Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • This seemed to me to stem not from carelessness or spite but obstinacy.
    erin Khuê Ninh June 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
  • Campbell’s thirst to learn protected him from obstinacy.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
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“Hardheadedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardheadedness. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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