| ornery(adjective, tough, firm, negative, unreasonable) |
| recusant(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting) |
| resisting |
| resolved(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate) |
| single-minded(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim) |
| steadfast(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate) |
| stiff |
| unconquerable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) |
| unflinching(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate) |
| balky(tough, firm, negative, unreasonable, hostile) |
| breachy |
| cantankerous(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) |
| cussed(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) |
| disaffected(adjective, obstinate, headstrong) |
| estranged(adjective, obstinate, headstrong) |
| fixed(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable) |
| heady(determined, fixed, stubborn, obstinacy, willful) |
| hostile(adjective, negative, different, adverse, conflicting) |
| impatient of control(expression, idiom, disobedience) |
| irreconcilable(adjective, obstinate, headstrong) |