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Stubborn vs Irreconcilable - What's the difference?

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Stubborn is a related term of irreconcilable.


As adjectives the difference between stubborn and irreconcilable

is that stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting while irreconcilable is unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

As a noun irreconcilable is

something that cannot be reconciled.

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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    irreconcilable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
  • Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
  • * 1919 ,
    • I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

    Derived terms

    * irreconcilableness * irreconcilability

    Related terms

    * irreconciliation

    Synonyms

    * (unable to be reconciled) hostile, hateful, antagonistic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that cannot be reconciled.