Synonyms for stiff-necked
- adjective
Most common
stubborn obstinate obdurate unregenerate perverse headstrong mulish
All synonyms
Adjective
obstinate, stubborn, obdurate, unregenerate, headstrong, perverse, dogged, mulish, pig-headed, hard-headed, sullen, willful US, wilful UK, intractable, refractory, pertinacious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis
Related words
- Other spellings
- stiffnecked
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.
- perverse Layla was victim to Sami's every perverse whim.
- headstrong Tom doesn't seem to be as headstrong as Mary seems to be.
By length
- 6 letters
- dogged1, wilful, sullen2, mulish
- 7 letters
- willful2
- 8 letters
- stubborn2, perverse2, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- obstinate3
- 10 letters
- refractory4, headstrong2
- 11 letters
- intractable4
- 12 letters
- unregenerate, pertinacious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sullen2 = 2 syllables).