52 entries under persistent topic. ×

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insubordinate(adjective, obstinate, dogged, insolent)
25
disobedient(adjective, wild, obstinate, insistent)
18
recalcitrant(adjective, resist, obstinate, insistent)
18
mutinous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
17
unruly(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
14
contumacious(adjective, resist, obstinate, insistent)
14
unmanageable(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
13
intractable(adjective, obstinate, dogged, unruly)
13
refractory(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
13
ungovernable(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
9
wayward(adjective, wild, obstinate, insistent)
8
contrary(adjective, obstinate, dogged, unwilling)
7
insurgent(adjective, contrary, obstinate, insistent)
5
uncooperative(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
4
firm(adjective, strong, bold, spirited)
4
indomitable(strong, bold, spirited, obstinate)
3
stouthearted(adjective, brave, obstinate, insistent)
2
adamant(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
2
cantankerous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
2
cussed(adjective, hostile, obstinate, insistent)
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