All stiff-necked synonyms
stiff-necked
S s adj stiff-necked
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- incompliant — not compliant; unyielding.
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- 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.
- ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- fascistic — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hard-headed — 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a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
- iron-fisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- mule — a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
adjective stiff-necked
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- wrongheaded — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- willful — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.