28
defiant(adjective, persistent, obstinate, dogged, insolent)
25
mutinous(adjective, violent, persistent, obstinate, disobedience)
25
disobedient(adjective, resist, persistent, obstinate, dogged)
24
unruly(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, obstinate)
21
rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, violent, negative)
21
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
20
insurgent(adjective, violent, persistent, obstinate, dogged)
19
contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
18
refractory(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
17
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
14
ungovernable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
13
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, firm)
13
wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, contrary)
11
contrary(adjective, persistent, antagonistic, obstinate, insistent)
11
fractious(adjective, rebellious)
11
rebel(noun, adjective, unruly, riotous, disobedient)
11
undisciplined(adjective, uncontrolled, disobedient, rebellious)
11
unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate)
10
seditious(adjective, disobedient, rebellious, dissident)
9
naughty(adjective, bad, rebellious, misbehaved)
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