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self-willed(tough, firm, determined, resolute, obstinate)
8
stiff-necked(adjective, strong, hard, tough, resist)
8
tenacious(adjective, tough, firm, resist, determined)
8
uncompromising(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, unshakeable)
8
unrelenting(adjective, strong, hard, tough, cold)
8
wilful(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
7
adamantine(adjective, strong, hard, tough, firm)
7
business-minded
7
down-to-earth(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, excite)
7
opinionated(adjective, tough, firm, determined, resolute)
7
unsentimental(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sensible)
6
adamant(adjective, strong, hard, tough, determined)
6
inexorable(adjective, strong, hard, tough, determined)
6
intransigent(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
6
pragmatical(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
6
relentless(adjective, strong, hard, tough, cold)
6
sober(adjective, hard, sound, reasonable, sharp)
6
unbending(adjective, strong, hard, tough, determined)
6
unromantic(adjective, hard, sound, excite, real)
5
bigoted(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
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