1
nonconformist(adjective, disobedient)
1
obstinate(adjective, defiant)
1
offbeat(inappropriate, antagonistic, unsuitable, discordant, contradictory)
1
opinionated(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, contentiousness)
1
opposite(adjective, different, inappropriate, antagonistic, contrary)
1
perverse(contrary, naughty, argumentative, quarrelsome, rebellious)
1
petulant(argumentative, quarrelsome)
1
polarizing
1
poles apart(expression, adjective, different, inappropriate, antagonistic)
1
pugnacious
1
revolutional
1
salty(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, contentiousness)
1
scrappy(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
1
seditionary
1
shrewish
1
spiky(noun, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
1
touchy(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome)
1
treacherous(adjective, disobedient)
1
treasonable
1
treasonous(adjective, disobedient)
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