7
mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
7
ornery(adjective, support, mean, difficult, attitude)
7
restrictive(hostile, different, antagonistic, opposite, opposing)
7
unfavorable(adjective, bad, weak, nasty, cross)
7
wilful(adjective, hostile)
6
determined(adjective, resolute, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
6
antipodal(adjective, support, antagonistic, unsuitable, adverse)
6
antipodean(adjective, support, antagonistic, adverse, opposite)
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antonymous(adjective, support, hostile, counter, different)
6
at variance(expression, adjective, idiom, opposition, uncertain)
6
clashing(adjective, hostile, counter, distant, distinct)
6
contra(adjective, adverb, turn, back, reverse)
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contrarious(adjective, support, attitude, contrariety)
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cross-grained(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
6
differing(adjective, reverse, different, antagonistic, adverse)
6
dissenting(adjective, bad, weak, gloomy, negative)
6
firm(adjective, determined, resolute, persistent, obstinate)
6
hard(adjective, difficult, determined, fixed, angry)
6
hard-nosed(adjective, determined, resolute, impulsive, obstinate)
6
heterogeneous(adjective, mixed, separate, distinct, different)
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