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Presumptuous vs Stubborn - What's the difference?

presumptuous | stubborn |

As adjectives the difference between presumptuous and stubborn

is that presumptuous is going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance while stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

presumptuous

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Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.

    • Synonyms

    * (going beyond what is proper) overconfident, foolhardy, rash, presuming, forward, arrogant, insolent, conceited

    Related terms

    * presumption

    stubborn

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
    • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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