6
intractable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, stubborn, unbending)
6
firm(adjective, moderate, determined, resolute, cautious)
6
inexorable(adjective, determined, resolute, persistent, obstinate)
6
reactionary(adjective, moderate, cautious, conventional, timid)
6
resolute(adjective, determined, obstinate, stubborn, uncompromising)
6
small-minded(adjective, narrow, prejudiced, intolerant, local)
6
traditionalist(adjective, conventional, traditional, conservative, conformist)
6
unbending(adjective, close, severe, firm, determined)
5
petty
5
prejudiced(adjective, narrow, conservative, obstinacy, stingy)
5
strait-laced(adjective, severe, restraint)
5
biased(adjective, narrow, conservative, prejudiced, stingy)
5
contrary(adjective, determined, resolute, persistent, obstinate)
5
hard-nosed(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
5
provincial(adjective, limited, countrified)
5
stiff-necked(adjective, severe)
5
tenacious(adjective, determined, resolute, persistent, obstinate)
5
traditional(adjective, state, quality, moderate, cautious)
5
unbendable(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
5
ungenerous(adjective, parsimony)
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