8
defiance(noun, opposition, resistance, disobedience, stubbornness)
8
purpose(noun, drive, energy, spirit, resolve)
8
recalcitrance(noun, control, order, quality, command)
8
refractoriness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
8
resolve(noun, drive, energy, spirit, determination)
7
firmness(noun, drive, spirit, resolve, determination)
7
rebelliousness(noun, order, command, call, opposition)
6
decision(noun, drive, strength, energy, spirit)
6
diligence(noun, resolve, determination, resolution, firmness)
6
intransigence(noun, resolve, determination, firmness, perseverance)
6
obstinance(noun, resolve, determination, resolution, firmness)
6
opposition(noun, opposition, unwillingness)
6
reluctance(noun, determination, stubbornness, unwillingness, unreasonableness)
6
resistance(noun, opposition, defiance, unwillingness)
6
unruliness(noun, control, order, quality, passion)
5
constancy(noun, drive, energy, spirit, resolve)
5
disobedience(noun, resistance, stubbornness, noncooperation, obduracy)
5
hardness(noun, tenacity)
5
indefatigability(noun, resolve, determination, resolution, perseverance)
5
indocility(noun, control, order, quality, command)
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