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contrary(adjective, antagonistic, obstinate, unyielding)
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insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
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unruly(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, fervent)
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disobedient(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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mutinous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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defiant(adjective, resist, obstinate, insistent)
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headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
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froward(noun, adjective, negative, hostile)
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ungovernable(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, contrary)
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insurgent(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
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willful(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
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indomitable(adjective, determined, fixed, obstinate)
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determined(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
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firm(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn)
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uncooperative(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
4
rigid(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
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tenacious(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
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wrongheaded(negative, hostile, obstinate, adverse)
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