Vocabulary
Stubborn
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so.
Urdu meaning
ضدی، ڈھیٹ، کڑا،ہٹ دھرم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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AKISTAN`S fight against polio continues to be undermined not just by a stubborn virus, but also a persistent campaign of violence against those trying to eradicate it.
Dawn Editorials —
Derailing eradication
— 2026-04-17
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Only China and North Korea have unused armouries, fattened over decades of a cold peace.Kissinger`s ideas about waging a war against a smaller stubborn enemy come to mind.
Dawn Editorials —
Death`s dominions
— 2026-03-12
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But perhaps after the latest hostilities the Afghan Taliban may be willing to reconsider their stubborn approach.
Dawn Editorials —
Diplomatic option
— 2026-03-07
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Rising poverty, stubborn unemployment and compressed household demand have fuelled calls to exit the IMF programme or roll back its conditionalities.
Dawn Editorials —
Quality growth
— 2026-01-20
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This stubborn Gen Z, which the state now associates with the party, has to be kept from voting for its preferred party, hopefully reducing the PTPs chances.But why would the powerful do this?
Dawn Editorials —
Youth engagement
— 2026-01-20
Synonyms
obstinate, stubborn as a mule, mulish, headstrong, wilful, strong-willed, self-willed
Antonyms
compliant, docile
Curator example
“a stubborn refusal to learn from experience”
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