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Synonyms for pig-headed

  • adjective

Most common

hard-headed close-minded stubborn obstinate rigid tenacious dogged unyielding

All synonyms

Adjective

stubborn, obstinate, hard-headed, close-minded, tenacious, unyielding, dogged, sullen, rigid, perverse, bull headed, unregenerate, bullet-headed, mulish, intransigent, headstrong, stiff-necked, inflexible, self-willed, willful US, wilful UK, intractable, wayward, immovable, refractory, pertinacious

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.

Related words

Other spellings
pigheaded

Example sentences

  • stubborn I'm not stubborn; i'm just always right, thats it.
  • obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
  • rigid Ziri came across as overly rigid and unreasonable.
  • tenacious Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.

By length

5 letters
rigid2
6 letters
dogged1, wilful, sullen2, mulish
7 letters
willful2, wayward2
8 letters
stubborn2, perverse2
9 letters
tenacious3, immovable4, obstinate3
10 letters
inflexible4, refractory4, unyielding3, headstrong2
11 letters
intractable4
12 letters
intransigent4, unregenerate, pertinacious

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).