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unyielding(adjective, mean, clear, strong, hard)
16
unrelenting(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
15
hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, determined)
15
unbendable(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
15
unbending(adjective, mean, clear, strong, hard)
14
adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard, secure)
14
determined(adjective, resolute, impulsive, rigid, obstinate)
14
inexorable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
14
insistent(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
14
relentless(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
13
immovable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, secure)
12
firm(adjective, mean, clear, strong, hard)
11
fixed(adjective, mean, hard, secure, rough)
11
practical(adjective, sharp, realistic, shrewd)
11
realistic(adjective, sharp, practical, shrewd)
11
set in stone(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, hard)
11
stiff(adjective, hard, severe, rough, firm)
11
unshakable(adjective, mean, hard, secure, determined)
10
business-minded
10
mulish(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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