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defiant(adjective, obstinate, dogged, insolent)
25
mutinous(adjective, violent, obstinate, disobedience)
25
disobedient(adjective, resist, obstinate, dogged)
24
unruly(adjective, negative, hostile, obstinate)
20
insurgent(adjective, violent, obstinate, dogged)
19
contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
14
ungovernable(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
13
wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, contrary)
11
contrary(adjective, antagonistic, obstinate, insistent)
11
unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
5
uncooperative(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
4
firm(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn)
3
rigid(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
cantankerous(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
cussed(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
determined(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
froward(negative, hostile, obstinate, adverse)
2
inexorable(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
relentless(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
single-minded(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
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