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- Thesaurus|588
- Abbreviations|0
42 entries under negative topic. ×
| stubborn(adjective, obstinate, unyielding, characteristic, quality) | |
| refractory(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, resist) | |
| insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, hostile) | |
| intractable(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| obstinate(adjective, deliberate, determined, hostile) | |
| perverse(adjective, mean, tough, firm, determined) | |
| unruly(adjective, violent, hostile, fervent) | |
| rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, hostile) | |
| headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined) | |
| froward(noun, adjective, hostile, persistent) | |
| wayward(adjective, hostile, persistent, contrary) | |
| restive(adjective, determined, hostile, fixed) | |
| wrongheaded(hostile, persistent, obstinate, adverse) | |
| ornery(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable) | |
| recusant(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting) | |
| balky(tough, firm, unreasonable, hostile) | |
| hostile(adjective, different, adverse, conflicting) | |
| antagonistic opposite(expression, hostile, different, adverse) | |
| anti(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting) |
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