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Definitions

bull-headed

ADJECTIVE
intractable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
incurable intransigent stubborn uncompromising unmanageable
WEAK
awkward cantankerous contrary fractious hang-tough hard-line headstrong immovable incompliant indocile indomitable insoluble locked locked-in mulish obdurate obstinate pat pertinacious perverse pig-headed recalcitrant refractory resolute self-willed tenacious tough unbending uncooperative undisciplined ungovernable unpliable unruly unyielding wayward wild willful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
willing
WEAK
manageable

Example Sentences

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She calls Stasia “the peacemaker,” who often helped her negotiate with her bull-headed son over rules and limits on the boy, who began climbing atop things almost before he could walk.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

The Greek legend of the labyrinth, the great maze in which a bull-headed monster called the minotaur roamed, was probably based on the size and the confusion of these Minoan complexes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Kail, who on all his projects relies on collaboration and communication, said the dynamics on the set of “Fosse/Verdon” proved that being bull-headed is not the only way to create art.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2019

Convincing the bull-headed that their time at the trough should be limited will happen about the same time that pigs fly.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2016

At security, the bull-headed raksha had been replaced by a raksha with the shell of a tortoise.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi