42 entries under adverse topic. ×

18
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, attitude, informal)
13
obstinate(adjective, cross, negative, hostile, inflexible)
8
perverse(adjective, support, tough, firm, attitude)
8
wayward(adjective, support, attitude, negative, hostile)
7
refractory(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
6
froward(adjective, support, attitude, cross, negative)
6
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
6
restive(adjective, negative, nervous, hostile, different)
5
ornery(adjective, support, tough, firm, attitude)
5
unruly(adjective, negative, hostile, different)
4
headstrong(tough, firm, cross, negative, hostile)
4
negative(adjective, bad, hostile, different)
4
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, negative, unreasonable)
2
contumacious(tough, firm, negative, unreasonable, hostile)
2
opposed(adjective, negative, hostile, different)
2
wrongheaded(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
1
antagonistic opposite(expression, negative, hostile, different)
1
anti(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
1
antipathetic(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
1
antipodal(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
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