stubborn

Refusing to change one’s mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute. synonym: obstinate.

Characterized by a refusal to change one’s mind or course of action; dogged or persistent.

Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort.

To make stubborn; render stiff, unyielding, enduring, or the like.

Sturdy; stout; strong.

Fixed or set in opinion or purpose; obstinately determined; inflexibly resolute; not to be moved by persuasion; unyielding.

Persistently obdurate; obtuse to reason or right; obstinately perverse.

Persistently pursued or practised; obstinately maintained; not readily abandoned or relinquished.

Difficult of treatment or management; hard to deal with or handle; not easily manipulated; refractory; tough; unyielding; stiff.