What does bullheaded mean?
Bullheaded means Unreasonably stubborn..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Unreasonably stubborn..
John was so bullheaded that he kept driving and refused to stop for directions, even after getting hopelessly lost.
“I know, my dear. I’ve lived with these bullheaded Sartorises for eighty years, and I’ll never give a single ghost of ’em the satisfaction of shedding a tear over him. What did Horace’s message say?”
Use bullheaded when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bullheaded means Unreasonably stubborn..
Common synonyms include stubborn, pigheaded, bullet-headed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
John was so bullheaded that he kept driving and refused to stop for directions, even after getting hopelessly lost.
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