105 entries under noun topic. ×

5
rebelliousness(order, command, resistance, obstinacy)
4
contrariness
4
frowardness
4
uncontrollableness(control, order, quality, command)
4
ungovernableness(control, order, quality, command)
4
waywardness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, imprudence)
3
challenge
3
mulishness(obstinacy, stubbornness, inflexibility)
3
perversity
3
rebellion
3
spite
3
untowardness(control, order, quality, command)
3
willfulness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, imprudence)
2
contumaciousness
2
dare(order, command, resistance, obstinacy)
2
defy(order, command, resistance, obstinacy)
2
impudence
2
insolence
2
lawlessness(resistance, recklessness, obstinacy, imprudence)
2
obduracy(resistance, obstinacy, stubbornness, inflexibility)
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