as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
the kind of pigheaded person who seems to believe that facts only confuse an issue
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Recent Examples of pigheaded
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigheaded
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The weather service’s forecast discussion for Kansas City said the stubborn heat could last through the Fourth of July.
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Against all odds, the stubborn housing market has become a hotspot for young talent.
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And in Season Two, Survival of the Thickest went all out on a dream wedding for Peppermint, an idea Buteau was adamant about making it on screen.
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Advertisement Throughout negotiations, Tehran has been adamant that any cease-fire with Washington must also end the hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, and that any permanent truce must lead to Israel withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.
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“Pigheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigheaded. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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