Grep  of  noun  stubborn 
  stubbornness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stubborn 
 
  The  adj  stubborn  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  stubborn  --  (tenaciously  unwilling  or  marked  by  tenacious  unwillingness  to  yield) 
  2.  refractory,  stubborn  --  ((medicine)  not  responding  to  treatment;  "a  stubborn  infection";  "a  refractory  case  of  acne") 
  3.  stubborn  --  (difficult  to  treat  or  deal  with  "stubborn  rust  stains";  "a  stubborn  case  of  acne") 
  4.  obstinate,  stubborn,  unregenerate  --  (persisting  in  a  reactionary  stand) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stubborn 
 
  4  senses  of  stubborn 
 
  Sense  1 
  stubborn  (vs.  docile) 
 
  docile  (vs.  stubborn) 
  =>  meek,  tame 
  =>  sheeplike,  sheepish 
  =>  yielding 
 
  Sense  2 
  refractory,  stubborn 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intractable)  ->  tractable 
 
  Sense  3 
  stubborn 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  difficult)  ->  easy 
 
  Sense  4 
  obstinate,  stubborn,  unregenerate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unreconstructed)  ->  reconstructed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stubborn 
 
  4  senses  of  stubborn 
 
  Sense  1 
  stubborn  (vs.  docile) 
  =>  bloody-minded,  cantankerous 
  =>  bolshy,  stroppy 
  =>  bullheaded,  bullet-headed,  pigheaded 
  =>  contrarious,  cross-grained 
  =>  determined 
  =>  bulldog,  dogged,  dour,  pertinacious,  tenacious,  unyielding 
  =>  hardheaded,  mulish 
  =>  stiff-necked 
  =>  strong-minded,  strong-willed 
  Also  See->  disobedient#1;  intractable#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  refractory,  stubborn 
  =>  intractable  (vs.  tractable) 
 
  Sense  3 
  stubborn 
  =>  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
 
  Sense  4 
  obstinate,  stubborn,  unregenerate 
  =>  unreconstructed  (vs.  reconstructed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stubborn 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stubborn 
 
  stubborn  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stubborn 
  stubborn 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stubborn 
 
  The  adj  stubborn  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  stubborn  --  (tenaciously  unwilling  or  marked  by  tenacious  unwillingness  to  yield) 
  2.  refractory,  stubborn  --  ((medicine)  not  responding  to  treatment;  "a  stubborn  infection";  "a  refractory  case  of  acne") 
  3.  stubborn  --  (difficult  to  treat  or  deal  with  "stubborn  rust  stains";  "a  stubborn  case  of  acne") 
  4.  obstinate,  stubborn,  unregenerate  --  (persisting  in  a  reactionary  stand) 

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