Accepting and Stubborn

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Accepting

Accepting adjective - Tolerating without protest.
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Stubborn is an antonym for accepting.
Nearby Words: accept, accepted, acceptable, acceptance, acceptation

Stubborn

Stubborn adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: he's just being stubborn, refusing even to try the new toothpaste
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Accepting is an antonym for stubborn.
Nearby Words: stubbornness, stubbornly
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  • In Charmed Piper fell in love with her whitelighter; this was initially forbidden, but Piper managed to out stubborn the Powers That Be into accepting a marriage.
    Source: Maligned Mixed Marriage
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