14
insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
14
perverse(adjective, mean, tough, difficulty, firm)
14
undisciplined(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
13
defiant(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
13
rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
13
rigid(adjective, tough, firm, persistent, obstinate)
13
uncompromising(adjective, hard, tough, rough, firm)
12
difficult(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn, problematic)
12
immovable(adjective, hard, firm, difficult, determined)
12
mulish(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, indifferent)
12
unbending(adjective, hard, tough, rough, firm)
11
determined(adjective, deliberate, fixed, resolute, persistent)
11
pigheaded(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
10
hard(adjective, tough, sharp, firm, fixed)
10
incorrigible(adjective, bad, hopeless, obstinacy)
10
intransigent(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, determined)
10
self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, determined)
10
tough(adjective, hard, rough, firm, difficult)
9
implacable(adjective, hard, tough, firm, cruel)
9
obstreperous(adjective, control, order, tough, resist)
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