Definition for Stiff-necked:

• Obstinate; obdurate.

Synonyms for Stiff-necked:

• adj.

  •doctrinaire (adjective)
  • bigoted,
  • fanatical,
  • biased,
  • doctrinaire,
  • inflexible,
  • rigid,
  • authoritarian,
  • one-sided.
  •dogmatic (adjective)
  • determined,
  • prejudiced,
  • imperious,
  • intolerant,
  • formal,
  • arrogant.
  •incompliant (adjective)
  • adamantine.
  •obdurate (adjective)
  • immovable,
  • unbending,
  • tough,
  • hard-nosed,
  • relentless,
  • hard,
  • harsh,
  • uncooperative,
  • adamant,
  • inexorable,
  • implacable.
  •pigheaded (adjective)
  • recalcitrant,
  • self-willed,
  • contrary.
  •set (adjective)
  • pat.
  •severe (adjective)
  • brisk,
  • intense,
  • curt,
  • demanding,
  • keen,
  • cutting,
  • raw,
  • lean,
  • chilly,
  • acrimonious,
  • icy,
  • caustic,
  • bleak,
  • crisp,
  • frosty,
  • grim,
  • abrupt,
  • correct,
  • prudish,
  • dour,
  • exacting,
  • oppressive,
  • gruff,
  • hidebound,
  • blunt,
  • dry,
  • meticulous,
  • basic,
  • stark,
  • disciplined,
  • sharp,
  • astringent,
  • draconian,
  • brusque,
  • censorious,
  • stringent,
  • critical,
  • austere,
  • ascetic,
  • rigorous,
  • puritanical,
  • severe,
  • strict,
  • cool,
  • short,
  • spare,
  • acute,
  • acerbic,
  • imperial,
  • precise,
  • spartan,
  • strait-laced,
  • tart,
  • fundamental,
  • piquant.
  •stern (adjective)
  • unsparing,
  • hard-line,
  • cruel.
  •stubborn (adjective)
  • persevering,
  • balky,
  • refractory,
  • unmanageable,
  • opinionated.
  •uncompromising (adjective)
  • intransigent.
  •unfaltering (adjective)
  • unswerving.
  •unrelenting (adjective)
  • remorseless,
  • Hard-headed,
  • ruthless,
  • pitiless.
  •unyielding (adjective)
  • merciless.

• n.

  •
  • conservative,
  • bloody-minded,
  • narrow,
  • narrow-minded,
  • closed.
  •
  • resist.
  •stubborn (noun)
  • priggish.

Antonyms for Stiff-necked:

• adj.

  • doctrinaire
    manageable, amenable, obedient, submissive, flexible.
  • dogmatic
    indecisive, impartial, doubtful, dubious, uncertain, vague, indefinite, ambiguous, doubting, vacillating, skeptical, yielding, questioning, not positive, fluctuating, willing, equivocal.
  • obdurate
    susceptible, gentle.
  • pigheaded
    reasonable.
  • set
    movable, undecided, soft, wavering, unfixed, changeable, moving, unsteady, weak, variable, infrequent, unsettled, irresolute.
  • stern
    kind, smiling, nice, easy, mild, cheerful, funny, tolerant, bland, light, lenient.
  • stubborn
    giving, pliable, broad-minded, complacent, Surrendering, pliant, compliant.
  • uncompromising
    cooperative, open, compromising.
  • unfaltering
    unstable, faltering.
  • unrelenting
    completed, merciful, halting, occasional, ending, inconstant, broken, finished, interrupted, irregular, compassionate, varying, terminable, stopping, Ceasing, Relenting, intermittent, sympathetic.
  • willful
    unwilling, involuntary.
  • Other antonyms:
    passive, demure, governable, timid, unobtrusive, unmannerly, unassertive, laid-back, sheepish, accepting, persuadable, overmodest, receptive, temperate, subservient, docile, acquiescent, bashful, quiet, unaggressive, cowering, diffident, unpretentious, subdued, rude, meek, indecorous, humble, impolite, casual, mousy, lowly, introverted, placable, agreeable, informal, easygoing, complying, deferential, retiring, slavish, shrinking, improper, responsive, unceremonious, unassuming, reserved, shy, cringing, discourteous, modest.