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