bullheadedly

With mulish determination

In a stubbornly persistent manner, refusing to change course despite opposition or evidence suggesting you should: He bullheadedly insisted on taking the mountain road despite the weather warnings.

The word implies not just determination but a certain thickness of skull—persistence shading into pigheadedness.

obstinate

stubbornly

With inflexible determination

obdurately · willfully · perversely · contrarily · recalcitrantly · intractably · pertinaciously · waywardly · cantankerously · ornery

unyielding

adamantly

With stubborn resolve

rigidly · immovably · intransigently · implacably · inexorably · unrelentingly · firmly · resolutely · steely · hardline

persistent

tenaciously

With stubborn persistence

steadfastly · unwaveringly · indefatigably · unflaggingly · doggedly · assiduous · unflinchingly · unswerving · staunchly · tirelessly

reckless

rashly

Without careful thought

hotheadedly · heedlessly · precipitately · brashly · foolhardily · incautiously · audaciously · defiantly · brazenly · blindly

Opposites
mental flexibility and openness

bullheadedlyopen-mindedly

With willingness to consider

flexibly · adaptably · receptively · amenably · pliably

reasonableness and judgment

bullheadedlyreasonably

To a sensible degree

rationally · sensibly · wisely · judiciously · prudently

compliance and cooperativeness

bullheadedlydocilely

In yielding manner

meekly · obediently · submissively · deferentially · compliantly

Family

bullheaded, bullheadedness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G