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contradictory(noun, adjective, feature, support, turn)
32
obstinate(adjective, difficult, resolute, antagonistic)
24
perverse(adjective, support, mean, tough, severe)
23
stubborn(adjective, obstinate, change, position, attitude)
22
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
21
intractable(adjective, difficult, persistent, antagonistic)
18
refractory(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, wild)
17
contumacious(adjective, fixed, persistent, antagonistic)
12
froward(adjective, ornery, feature, support, characteristic)
12
unyielding(adjective, resolute, obstinate, stubborn)
11
cantankerous(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, cross)
10
inflexible(adjective, resolute, obstinate, stubborn)
10
obdurate(adjective, difficult, resolute, obstinate)
10
self-willed(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
9
rigid(adjective, resolute, persistent, obstinate)
9
uncompromising(adjective, tough, difficult, resolute)
8
resolute(adjective, difficult, obstinate, stubborn)
8
tenacious(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
7
adamant(adjective, fixed, resolute, persistent)
7
mulish(adjective, difficult, awkward, resolute)
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