thickheadedly
In dull manner
In a thickheaded manner—stubbornly obtuse or slow to understand.
The word emphasizes willful rather than innocent denseness: He thickheadedly insisted on following the outdated procedure despite everyone's objections.
In an unyielding manner
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
intransigently · obdurately · willfully · headstrongly · uncompromisingly · inflexibly · adamantly · unbendingly
Without conscious awareness
- blindlyWithout seeing or considering
- insensitivelyWithout care for feelings
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- inattentivelyWithout mental focus
unmindfully · neglectfully · uncomprehendingly · unseeing · cluelessly · unknowingly · unaware · obtusely
In a senseless manner
- idioticallyIn a foolish manner
- doltishlyIn a foolish manner
- dimwittedlyIn a slow-minded manner
- dumblyWithout uttering words
obtusely · witlessly · mindlessly · senselessly · brainlessly · vacuously · dully · densely
obstinately
In an unyielding manner
- bullheadedlyWith stubborn refusal to yield
- mulishlyWith stubborn refusal
- pigheadedlyWith stubborn inflexibility
doggedly · intransigently · obdurately · willfully · headstrongly · uncompromisingly · inflexibly · adamantly · unbendingly · recalcitrantly
obliviously
Without conscious awareness
- blindlyWithout seeing or considering
- insensitivelyWithout care for feelings
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
inattentively · unmindfully · neglectfully · uncomprehendingly · unseeing · cluelessly · unknowingly · unaware · obtusely · dully
stupidly
In a senseless manner
- idioticallyIn a foolish manner
- doltishlyIn a foolish manner
- dimwittedlyIn a slow-minded manner
dumbly · obtusely · witlessly · mindlessly · senselessly · brainlessly · vacuously · dully · densely · fatuously
thickheadedlyintelligently
In a clever manner
cleverly · astutely · perceptively · brilliantly · shrewdly
thickheadedlyopen-mindedly
With willingness to consider
receptively · understandingly · perceptively · responsively · attentively