8
factious(adjective, unruly, defiant, riotous, disobedient)
8
insolent(adjective, bold, insolent, disrespectful, defiant)
8
perverse(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
8
resistant(adjective, defiant)
7
obstreperous
6
headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
6
incompliant(adjective, stubborn)
6
obstinate(adjective, negative, hostile, inflexible, adverse)
5
noncompliant(adjective, resist)
5
nonconformist(adjective, negative, hostile, different, adverse)
5
resistive
5
revolutionary(adjective, violent, uncompromising, uncontrolled, unruly)
5
self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
5
subversive(adjective, riotous, disobedient, rebellious)
5
treacherous(adjective, disobedient, rebellious)
5
turbulent(adjective, rebellious, unmanageable)
5
uncompliant(adjective, stubborn, disobedience, rebellious)
5
uncooperative(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
5
unsubmissive(adjective, disobedience)
5
willful(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
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