4
immutable(adjective, set, hard, severe, rough)
4
impossible(adjective, difficulty)
4
inelastic(adjective, tough, firm, fixed, distant)
4
noncompliant
4
pitiless(adjective, cruel, fixed, rigid, inflexible)
4
resistant(adjective, secure, difficult, awkward, restless)
4
resolved(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate)
4
single-minded(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
4
steadfast(adjective, determined, fixed, grim, persistent)
4
strict(adjective, hard, persistent, rigid, obstinate)
4
unalterable(adjective, hard, determined, fixed, inflexible)
4
unconquerable(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
4
unflinching(adjective, cruel, determined, fixed, resolute)
4
unsubmissive
4
wrongheaded(negative, hostile, persistent, obstinate, adverse)
3
adamantine(hard, tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
3
awkward(adjective, difficulty, difficult, unpleasant, adverse)
3
bigoted(adjective, obstinacy)
3
bullheaded(adjective, tough, firm, indifferent, deliberate)
3
cold(adjective, strong, standoffish, formal, stuffy)
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