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stubborn(adjective, obstinate, unyielding, characteristic, quality)
26
refractory(adjective, tough, determined, negative)
23
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, resist, negative)
19
insubordinate(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
19
intractable(adjective, tough, determined, negative)
19
perverse(adjective, mean, tough, determined)
16
rebellious(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
13
headstrong(adjective, tough, deliberate, determined)
10
unmanageable(adjective, tough, persistent, obstinate)
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self-willed(adjective, tough, determined, unreasonable)
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inflexible(adjective, tough, determined, obstinate)
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obdurate(adjective, tough, determined, unreasonable)
8
unyielding(adjective, tough, determined, fixed)
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willful(adjective, tough, deliberate, determined)
6
persistent(adjective, tough, determined, obstinate)
5
determined(adjective, tough, persistent, obstinate)
5
dogged(adjective, tough, determined, unreasonable)
4
mulish(adjective, tough, determined, unreasonable)
4
pertinacious(adjective, tough, determined, unreasonable)
4
pigheaded(adjective, tough, determined, unreasonable)
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