| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adamance | unyielding firmness |
| 2. | adamancy | stubborn unyielding quality |
| 3. | adamant attitude | firmly unyielding outlook |
| 4. | adamantness | state of being adamant |
| 5. | backward-looking rigidity | resistance to new approaches |
| 6. | backwardness | resistant unwillingness to change |
| 7. | bullheaded attitude | aggressively stubborn outlook |
| 8. | bullheaded streak | habitual aggressive stubbornness |
| 9. | bullheadedness | aggressive stubbornness |
| 10. | closed-mindedness | unwillingness to consider alternatives |
| 11. | constancy | steadiness in purpose |
| 12. | contrariness | habit of opposing others |
| 13. | contrary streak | habitual oppositional tendency |
| 14. | contumacy | stubborn resistance to authority |
| 15. | deafness to advice | ignoring guidance stubbornly |
| 16. | defiance | bold resistance to opposition |
| 17. | defiant streak | habitual resistance to authority |
| 18. | die-hard attitude | stubborn refusal to change |
| 19. | die-hardness | stubborn refusal to change |
| 20. | digging in | becoming firmly resistant |
| 21. | disobedience | refusal to obey |
| 22. | doggedness | stubborn persistence |
| 23. | doubling down | becoming more stubbornly committed |
| 24. | firmness | strength in holding position |
| 25. | fixedness | firmly settled state |
| 26. | force of will | powerful self-determination |
| 27. | fractiousness | irritable resistance to control |
| 28. | grit | courageous perseverance |
| 29. | hard-line attitude | strict refusal to compromise |
| 30. | hard-nosedness | tough, uncompromising attitude |
| 31. | hardheaded attitude | practical but stubborn outlook |
| 32. | hardheadedness | unyielding practical stubbornness |
| 33. | headstrong spirit | willful, stubborn nature |
| 34. | headstrongness | reckless stubborn self-will |
| 35. | holding fast | sticking firmly to something |
| 36. | holding one’s ground | refusing to back down |
| 37. | immovability | state of not being moved |
| 38. | imperviousness | resistance to influence |
| 39. | implacability | inability to be appeased |
| 40. | inadaptability | inability to adjust |
| 41. | incorrigibility | resistance to correction |
| 42. | inelasticity | lack of flexibility |
| 43. | inflexibility | unwillingness to adapt |
| 44. | insubordination | defiance of authority |
| 45. | intractability | hardness to manage or persuade |
| 46. | intransigence | unwillingness to compromise |
| 47. | mulish attitude | mule-like stubborn outlook |
| 48. | mulish streak | habitual mule-like stubbornness |
| 49. | mulishness | stubbornness like a mule |
| 50. | mutinousness | rebellious resistance to control |
| 51. | narrow-mindedness | limited, resistant outlook |
| 52. | noncompliance | failure to follow requests |
| 53. | obduracy | hardness against persuasion |
| 54. | obdurateness | stubborn hardness of heart |
| 55. | obstinacy | stubborn refusal to change |
| 56. | obstinate attitude | stubborn unwillingness to change |
| 57. | obstinate streak | habitual stubborn tendency |
| 58. | obstinateness | quality of being obstinate |
| 59. | opinionatedness | stubborn certainty in opinions |
| 60. | opposition | active resistance to something |
| 61. | perseverance | steady persistence despite difficulty |
| 62. | persistence | continued refusal to stop |
| 63. | pertinacity | persistent refusal to yield |
| 64. | perverseness | stubbornly contrary behavior |
| 65. | pigheaded attitude | foolishly stubborn outlook |
| 66. | pigheaded streak | habitual foolish stubbornness |
| 67. | pigheadedness | foolishly stubborn attitude |
| 68. | purposefulness | directed determination |
| 69. | rebelliousness | inclination to resist control |
| 70. | recalcitrance | resistant, defiant stubbornness |
| 71. | refractoriness | stubborn resistance to control |
| 72. | refusal to bend | unwillingness to compromise |
| 73. | refusal to budge | unwillingness to move |
| 74. | refusal to listen | unwillingness to hear others |
| 75. | refusal to yield | unwillingness to give in |
| 76. | relentlessness | refusal to ease up |
| 77. | resistance | refusal to accept change |
| 78. | rigidity | inflexible unwillingness to bend |
| 79. | self-will | insistence on one’s own way |
| 80. | set-mindedness | fixed unwillingness to reconsider |
| 81. | standing firm | remaining fixed in position |
| 82. | standing one’s ground | maintaining position despite pressure |
| 83. | stick-to-itiveness | persistent determination |
| 84. | sticking to one’s guns | refusing to change position |
| 85. | stiff-neckedness | defiant refusal to submit |
| 86. | stiffness | rigid resistance to change |
| 87. | stubborn resolve | unyielding determination |
| 88. | stubborn streak | habitual tendency to resist |
| 89. | tenacity | firmness in holding on |
| 90. | unbendingness | rigid refusal to yield |
| 91. | uncooperativeness | unwillingness to work together |
| 92. | unreasonableness | refusal to be sensible |
| 93. | unrelentingness | not easing or yielding |
| 94. | unshakability | cannot be swayed |
| 95. | unyielding attitude | refusing to compromise |
| 96. | unyielding resolve | firm refusal to give way |
| 97. | unyielding spirit | refusal to bend |
| 98. | unyieldingness | refusal to give way |
| 99. | waywardness | hard-to-control stubborn behavior |
| 100. | willfulness | determined disregard of others |
