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102 entries under obstinate topic. ×
| contradictory(noun, adjective, feature, support, turn) | |
| obstinate(adjective, difficult, determined, resolute, antagonistic) | |
| perverse(adjective, support, mean, tough, severe) | |
| stubborn(adjective, change, position, attitude) | |
| recalcitrant(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, determined) | |
| wayward(adjective, support, tough, difficult, attitude) | |
| intractable(adjective, difficult, determined, persistent, antagonistic) | |
| refractory(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, wild) | |
| contumacious(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, antagonistic) | |
| disobedient(adjective, wicked, deceitful, stubborn) | |
| headstrong(adjective, tough, cross, stupid, awkward) | |
| unruly(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, antagonistic) | |
| froward(adjective, ornery, feature, support, characteristic) | |
| unyielding(adjective, determined, resolute, stubborn) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| insubordinate(adjective, persistent, antagonistic, insistent) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward) | |
| unmanageable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent) | |
| balky(adjective, support, attitude, cross, different) | |
| inflexible(adjective, determined, resolute, stubborn) |
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