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All hardheadedness synonyms

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noun hardheadedness

  • obstinacy — the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
  • bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
  • determination — Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
  • doggedness — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
  • mulishness — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
  • obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
  • obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
  • pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
  • perverseness — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
  • perversity — the state or quality of being perverse.
  • pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
  • purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
  • reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
  • tenaciousness — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
  • tenacity — the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence: the amazing tenacity of rumors.
  • willfulness — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
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