| bullheaded | adj keras kepala, kepala batu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recalcitrant | adj degil, keras kepala: ~ attitude, sikap keras kepala; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| die-hard | n (orang yg) /keras kepala, kepala batu/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obstinacy | n stubbornness, kedegilan, ketegaran, sifat /degil, keras kepala, keras hati, ketegar/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strong-willed | adj degil, keras kepala: she is too ~ for her own good, dia terlalu keras kepala bagi kebaikan dirinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| self-willed | adj keras kepala: he was too ~ to heed his father’s advice, dia terlalu keras kepala utk mendengar nasihat bapanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mulish | adj stubborn, degil, keras kepala, tegar: he is ~ and difficult to deal with, dia keras kepala dan sukar berurus dengannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obstinate | adj 1. stubborn, degil, keras kepala, keras hati, ketegar: sometimes she can be so ~, kadang-kadang dia begitu degil; 2. not easily subdued, overcome, nekad: their ~ resistance to attack changed the course of the war, tentangan mereka yg nekad thdp serangan mengubah haluan peperangan itu; 3. (of disease, illness) resisting treatment, sukar sembuh; (of rash, sore) sukar baik: an ~ cold, selesema yg sukar sembuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obduracy | n (fml & derog) sifat /keras kepala, keras hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| headstrong | adj 1. self-willed, keras kepala, degil: a ~ child, budak yg keras kepala; 2. rash, melulu, terburu-buru, tergesa-gesa: a ~ action, tindakan yg melulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |