9
challenging(adjective, defiant, oppositional)
9
conflicting(adjective, contentious, defiant, oppositional)
8
bellicose(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
8
belligerent(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
8
defiant(adjective, hostile, aggressive, belligerent, quarrelsome)
8
combative(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, belligerent)
8
contentious(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
8
truculent(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
7
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
7
antagonistic(adjective, hostile, contrary, aggressive, belligerent)
7
antagonizing(adjective, oppositional)
7
argumentative(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
7
insolent(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome, defiant)
6
audacious(adjective, defiant)
6
bold(adjective, defiant)
6
contrary(adjective, hostile, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative)
6
daring(adjective, defiant)
6
oppositional(adjective, hostile, contrary, contentious, opposing)
6
pugnacious(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
6
scrappy(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary, aggressive)
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