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- Abbreviations|0
175 entries under adjective topic. ×
| stubborn(obstinate, unyielding, characteristic, quality) | |
| refractory(tough, firm, determined, negative) | |
| recalcitrant(tough, firm, resist, negative) | |
| contrary(persistent, antagonistic, obstinate, unyielding) | |
| insubordinate(tough, firm, negative, hostile) | |
| intractable(tough, firm, determined, negative) | |
| obstinate(deliberate, determined, negative, hostile) | |
| perverse(mean, tough, firm, determined) | |
| unruly(violent, negative, hostile, fervent) | |
| disobedient(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| rebellious(tough, firm, negative, hostile) | |
| mutinous(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| defiant(resist, persistent, obstinate, insistent) | |
| headstrong(tough, firm, deliberate, determined) | |
| froward(noun, negative, hostile, persistent) | |
| ungovernable(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| wayward(negative, hostile, persistent, contrary) | |
| insurgent(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| unmanageable(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate) | |
| self-willed(tough, firm, determined, unreasonable) |
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