52 entries under persistent topic. ×

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contrary(adjective, support, attitude, determined)
14
contumacious(adjective, negative, hostile, obstinate)
11
refractory(adjective, determined, negative, hostile)
11
wayward(adjective, support, attitude, negative, hostile)
10
disobedient(adjective, obstinate, dogged, defiant)
7
defiant(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
7
uncooperative(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
7
unmanageable(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
unruly(determined, negative, hostile, impulsive)
6
wrongheaded(negative, hostile, obstinate, adverse)
5
cantankerous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
5
intractable(adjective, determined, negative, hostile)
4
recalcitrant(adjective, negative, hostile, obstinate)
4
ungovernable(determined, impulsive, obstinate, stubborn)
3
bloody-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
cussed(adjective, passionate, unstable, unpredictable)
3
rigid(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
tenacious(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
2
adamant(adjective, deliberate, determined, obstinate)
2
determined(adjective, impulsive, obstinate, stubborn)
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