3
ornery(adjective, tough, firm, negative, unreasonable)
3
recusant(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
3
resisting
3
resolved(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate)
3
single-minded(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
3
steadfast(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate)
3
stiff
3
unconquerable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
unflinching(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate)
2
balky(tough, firm, negative, unreasonable, hostile)
2
breachy
2
cantankerous(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
cussed(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
disaffected(adjective, obstinate, headstrong)
2
estranged(adjective, obstinate, headstrong)
2
fixed(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
2
heady(determined, fixed, stubborn, obstinacy, willful)
2
hostile(adjective, negative, different, adverse, conflicting)
2
impatient of control(expression, idiom, disobedience)
2
irreconcilable(adjective, obstinate, headstrong)
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