stubbornest
Least likely yielding
Stubbornest is the superlative form of stubborn—the most unwilling to yield or change course.
He was the stubbornest mule I ever worked with.
While *most stubborn* is more common in formal writing, stubbornest appears in speech and casual prose.
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
recalcitrant · obdurate · contrary · perverse · uncooperative · rebellious · disobedient · intractable
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- doggedStubbornly persevering
persevering · persistent · indefatigable · tireless · unflagging · unswerving · unfaltering · single-minded
Refusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- rigidUnable to bend
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
immovable · firm · hard-line · intransigent · implacable · unrelenting · inexorable · hidebound
bullheaded
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
willful · recalcitrant · obdurate · contrary · perverse · uncooperative · rebellious · disobedient · intractable · refractory
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · persevering · persistent · indefatigable · tireless · unflagging · unswerving · unfaltering · single-minded · committed
unyielding
Refusing to give way
uncompromising · immovable · firm · hard-line · intransigent · implacable · unrelenting · inexorable · hidebound · diehard