stubbornly

adverb

Definition of stubbornlynext
as in obstinately

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Recent Examples of stubbornly Physics remains stubbornly unwilling to negotiate with Audi's engineers, so there is only so much that suspension tuning and electronics can do with that much mass. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026 Now, as beef prices remain stubbornly high, his administration is turning to a cheaper foreign supply to put downward pressure on prices. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 If your toddler stubbornly digs their heels in, don’t allow yourself to be drawn into a potty training tug of war. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 For years, retailers have made online shopping more personal and convenient, while the typical trip around a supermarket has remained stubbornly analog. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, also released Friday, showed greater pessimism about the economy this month, likely driven by stubbornly high prices. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, also released Friday, showed greater pessimism about the economy this month, likely driven by stubbornly high prices. — Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Yet Saint-Tropez remains stubbornly itself, with social rituals and unspoken conventions that aren't always obvious at first. — Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
  1. obstinately
  2. willfully
  3. indefatigably
  4. steadfastly
  5. tirelessly
Adverb
  • As mentioned previously, Babcock obstinately played a late-career Marleau in significant minutes during his time in Toronto with dragging results.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Because Cuba’s communist dictatorship assumed absolute control of food production, obstinately clinging to absurdly inefficient economic policies that yielded ever-shrinking amounts of comestibles to consume or export.
    — Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of obstinately
Adverb
  • On March 24, a jury in New Mexico ruled that the social media giant willfully violated consumer protection laws by harming children's mental health through its deceptive product design.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Voters should understand that these decisions are made willfully and with plenty of warnings.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of willfully
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  • Selling cigarettes on the street to buy food for her siblings, the pre-teen is indefatigably upbeat, eagerly anticipating an imminent passage to Germany.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of indefatigably
Adverb
  • Save for a heat wave earlier this month, that marine layer has stayed steadfastly thick.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Brown-Forman, best known as the makers of Jack Daniel’s and Old Forester, had steadfastly refused other takeover efforts in years past, according to people close with the family.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of steadfastly
Adverb
  • The Dream Box itself is tribute to her original mentor and uncle, Bill Owens, who has worked tirelessly to preserve the American Chestnut tree.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The very cloth masks that Fauci, Walensky, Murthy and Zients had worked tirelessly to promote to the American people.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of tirelessly

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