2
opinionated(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, inflexible)
2
opposed(adjective, negative, hostile, different, adverse)
2
persevering(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, persistent)
2
pertinacious(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, inflexible)
2
resisting(adjective, unwilling)
2
self-willed(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, inflexible)
2
set
2
stiff-necked(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, persistent)
2
unbending(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
2
unpredictable(adjective, uncooperative)
2
unwilling(adjective, unwilling)
2
wrongheaded(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
adamant(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim, inflexible)
1
adverse(cross, negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
1
antagonistic opposite(expression, negative, hostile, different, adverse)
1
anti(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
antipathetic(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
antipodal(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
antipodean(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
antithetical(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
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