9
stubborn
5
resistant
4
defiant(adjective, submissive, disobedient, disregardful)
4
contumacious
4
disobedient
4
insubordinate
3
headstrong
3
intractable
3
perverse
3
rebellious
3
recalcitrant
3
ungovernable
3
unruly
3
willful
2
unyielding
2
balky
2
adamant
2
contrary
2
froward
2
incompliant
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