stubbornly

Definitions

In a manner that shows a refusal to change one's opinion or chosen course of action.

With persistent determination or tenacity, often in the face of opposition.

In a way that is difficult to move, remove, or cure.

Examples

Despite the mounting evidence against his theory, he stubbornly refused to change his mind.

The old engine stubbornly resisted every attempt to get it started on the cold morning.

She stubbornly insisted on carrying the heavy boxes herself, refusing any help from her colleagues.

Synonyms

obstinately adamantly tenaciously doggedly resolutely inflexibly pertinaciously

Antonyms

flexibly pliantly yielding amenably cooperatively tractably submissively