| stubborn | | |
| adj. | 1. obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate | tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. |
| ~ uncompromising, inflexible, sturdy | not making concessions.; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" |
| ~ disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority.; "disobedient children" |
| ~ bloody-minded, cantankerous | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders" |
| ~ bolshy, stroppy | obstreperous. |
| ~ bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded | obstinate and stupid. |
| ~ dogged, dour, pertinacious, unyielding, tenacious, persistent | stubbornly unyielding.; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"; "men tenacious of opinion" |
| ~ contrarious, cross-grained | difficult to deal with. |
| ~ determined | devoting full strength and concentrated attention to.; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters" |
| ~ hardheaded, mulish | unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack. |
| ~ stiff-necked | haughtily stubborn.; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin" |
| ~ strong-minded, strong-willed | having a determined will. |
| ~ intractable | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold.; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" |
| adj. | 2. refractory, stubborn | not responding to treatment.; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ intractable | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold.; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" |
| unyielding | | |
| adj. | 1. dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding | stubbornly unyielding.; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"; "men tenacious of opinion" |
| ~ obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate | tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. |
| adj. | 2. unyielding | resistant to physical force or pressure.; "an unyielding head support" |
| ~ hard | resisting weight or pressure. |
| comply | | |
| v. (social) | 1. abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ stick with, stick to, follow | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ oblige, accommodate | provide a service or favor for someone.; "We had to oblige him" |
| ~ adopt, espouse, follow | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
| ~ toe the line | do what is expected. |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ conform to | observe.; "conform to the rules" |
| conform | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. conform | be similar, be in line with. |
| ~ scan | conform to a metrical pattern. |
| v. (change) | 2. adapt, adjust, conform | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ readjust, readapt | adjust anew.; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" |
| ~ readapt | adapt anew.; "He readapted himself" |
| ~ assimilate | become similar to one's environment.; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" |
| ~ focalise, focalize, focus | become focussed or come into focus.; "The light focused" |
| ~ acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize | get used to a certain climate.; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" |
| ~ match | be equal or harmonize.; "The two pieces match" |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ square | cause to match, as of ideas or acts. |
| obey | | |
| v. (social) | 1. obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ adapt, conform, adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ take orders | receive and be expected to follow directions or commands.; "I don't take orders from you!" |
| ~ heed, listen, mind | pay close attention to; give heed to.; "Heed the advice of the old men" |
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