| stubborn(adjective, obstinate, unyielding, characteristic, quality) |
| refractory(adjective, tough, firm, determined, negative) |
| recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, resist, negative) |
| contrary(adjective, persistent, antagonistic, obstinate, unyielding) |
| insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile) |
| intractable(adjective, tough, firm, determined, negative) |
| obstinate(adjective, deliberate, determined, negative, hostile) |
| perverse(adjective, mean, tough, firm, determined) |
| unruly(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, fervent) |
| disobedient(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) |
| rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile) |
| mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) |
| defiant(adjective, resist, persistent, obstinate, insistent) |
| headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined) |
| froward(noun, adjective, negative, hostile, persistent) |
| ungovernable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) |
| wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, contrary) |
| business-minded |
| insurgent(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) |
| unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate) |