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rebellious(adjective, tough, violent, negative)
21
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
19
contumacious(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
18
refractory(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
17
intractable(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
13
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough)
11
unmanageable(adjective, tough, persistent, obstinate)
8
perverse(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
6
headstrong(adjective, tough, negative, hostile)
5
self-willed(adjective, tough, unreasonable, grim)
5
willful(adjective, tough, unreasonable, grim)
3
rigid(tough, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
3
unyielding(adjective, tough, inflexible, obstinate)
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adamant(adjective, tough, unreasonable, grim)
2
cantankerous(tough, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
cussed(tough, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
determined(tough, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
inexorable(tough, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
inflexible(adjective, tough, unreasonable, obstinate)
2
persistent(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn)
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