All pigheaded synonyms
pig·head·ed
P p adj pigheaded
- incompliant — not compliant; unyielding.
- mulish — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- in-compliant — not compliant; unyielding.
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- hard-nosed — hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
- deaf — Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
- doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- hardheaded — not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- dogged — doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!
- fascistic — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- closed-minded — having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It's hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed-minded person.
- bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
- adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- mule — a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
adjective pigheaded
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- wrongheaded — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- opinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
- willful — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- weighted — having additional weight.