9
self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
8
inflexible(adjective, tough, firm, determined, obstinate)
8
obdurate(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
8
unyielding(adjective, tough, firm, determined, fixed)
7
fractious(adjective, deliberate, determined, contrary, obstinate)
7
uncontrollable
7
willful(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
6
restive(adjective, determined, negative, hostile, fixed)
6
indomitable(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate)
6
persistent(adjective, tough, firm, determined, obstinate)
5
determined(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate)
5
dogged(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
5
firm(adjective, tough, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
5
incorrigible(adjective, passionate, violent, enthusiastic, fervent)
5
obstreperous
5
uncooperative(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
5
wilful
4
mulish(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
4
pertinacious(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
4
pigheaded(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
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