pigheaded
Refusing all reason
Pigheaded means stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite good reasons to do so.
The word carries a stronger negative charge than merely stubborn—it suggests willful obstinacy that others find exasperating: He was too pigheaded to admit he was wrong.
Don't be so pigheaded about this.
Firmly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- doggedStubbornly persevering
obdurate · pertinacious · tenacious · recalcitrant · willful · contrary · perverse · stiff-necked
Unable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- rigidUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
adamant · intransigent · resolute · steadfast · unrelenting · firm · unwavering · unswerving
Lacking sound judgment
- deafUnable to hear
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- imperviousUnable to be affected
closed-minded · narrow-minded · blinkered · unreasoning · illogical · thick-skulled · dense · impersuadable
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
dogged · obdurate · pertinacious · tenacious · recalcitrant · willful · contrary · perverse · stiff-necked · hardheaded
inflexible
Unable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- rigidUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
immovable · adamant · intransigent · resolute · steadfast · unrelenting · firm · unwavering · unswerving · determined
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
impervious · closed-minded · narrow-minded · blinkered · unreasoning · illogical · thick-skulled · dense · impersuadable · unteachable
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- interferenceinterfering, meddling, intruding, butting in, obstructing
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
pigheadedopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
flexible · persuadable · reasonable · receptive · amenable
pigheadedcompliant
Yielding to others' wishes
docile · obedient · submissive · acquiescent · tractable
pigheadedagreeable
Pleasantly cooperative
easygoing · accommodating · cooperative · accepting · placable