Stubborn
Stubborn adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Unwilling and stubborn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unwilling" instead an adjective "Stubborn".
Nearby Words: stubbornness, stubbornly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and stubborn
- obstinate and unwilling
- defiant and stubborn
- defiant and unwilling
- contrary and stubborn
- contrary and unwilling
- refractory and stubborn
- refractory and unwilling
- uncooperative and stubborn
- uncooperative and unwilling
- unmanageable and stubborn
- unmanageable and unwilling
- disobedient and stubborn
- disobedient and unwilling
Both words in one sentence
- Only two cases of elves being unwilling to mate are at all relevant to the plot: the main characters Cutter and Leetah, who are both just being stubborn and end up Happily Married; and the young wolf-elf Dewshine with the old bird-elf Tyldak, because Tyldak was a villain at that point.
Source: Mate or Die
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