170 entries under difficult topic. ×
| eccentric(unusual, strange, irritable, peculiar) | |
| grouchy(tough, harsh, irritable, restless) | |
| grumpy(irritable, restless, cranky, cantankerous) | |
| hang tough(expression, tough, wild, obstinate) | |
| hard-line(tough, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| hard to use(expression, adjective, idiom, cumbersome) | |
| headstrong(tough, obstinate, irrational, stubborn) | |
| ill-natured(adjective, rude, irritable, contrary) | |
| immovable(tough, obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| incompliant(tough, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| incurable(tough, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| indocile(tough, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| indomitable(tough, wild, irritable, restless) | |
| insoluble(tough, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| irritable(unsettled, restless, obstinate, grumpy) | |
| locked in(expression, tough, wild, obstinate) | |
| mulish(tough, obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| obdurate(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| obstinate(adjective, tough, difficulty, stiff) | |
| obstreperous(irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, unhelpful) |
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