9
uncooperative(adjective, difficult, persistent, inflexible, obstinate)
9
willful(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, violent)
8
disorderly(adjective, control, order, resist, violent)
8
indocile(adjective, control, order, difficult, unpleasant)
8
indomitable(adjective, difficult, violent, persistent, obstinate)
8
mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
8
pertinacious(adjective, strong, tough, firm, difficult)
8
stiff(adjective, hard, tough, rough, firm)
7
business-minded
7
firm(adjective, tough, persistent, rigid, inflexible)
7
hidebound(adjective, persistent, obstinate, stubborn, unbending)
7
inexorable(adjective, appearance, tough, firm, violent)
7
resolute(adjective, appearance, hard, tough, rough)
7
severe(adjective, tough, persistent, reserved, obstinate)
7
stony
7
untoward(adjective, control, order, tough, firm)
7
wilful
6
cantankerous(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, persistent)
6
froward(adjective, determined, negative, hostile, persistent)
6
naughty(adjective, bad, misbehaved)
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