41
stubborn(adjective, obstinate, determined, characteristic, quality)
27
obstinate(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
23
obdurate(adjective, strong, hard, tough, firm)
22
inflexible(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
21
dogged(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
19
headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, resist, determined)
19
pigheaded(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
18
unyielding(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
17
hardheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, firm)
15
adamant(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
15
pertinacious(adjective, strong, tough, firm, difficult)
15
tenacious(adjective, strong, tough, firm, resist)
13
bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, difficult)
13
uncompromising(adjective, mean, hard, deliberate, determined)
12
firm(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
12
immovable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
12
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, indifferent)
12
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
12
refractory(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, determined)
12
rigid(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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