11
willful(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, resist)
10
determined(adjective, tough, firm, resolute, impulsive)
10
hard-nosed(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
10
intransigent(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, stubborn)
10
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10
resolute(adjective, tough, determined, obstinate, stubborn)
9
self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, determined)
9
unrelenting(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
8
contrary(adjective, difficult, determined, awkward, resolute)
8
contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, determined, unreasonable)
8
fixed(adjective, mean, hard, firm, determined)
8
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, awkward)
8
relentless(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
8
stiff-necked(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
7
adamantine(adjective, strong, hard, tough, firm)
7
hard(adjective, mean, strong, tough, determined)
7
inexorable(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
7
persistent(adjective, tough, firm, determined, resolute)
7
set(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate, uncompromising)
7
unbending(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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