| audacious(adjective, defiant) |
| austere(adjective, severe, rigid) |
| averse(adjective, unwilling) |
| convinced(adjective, determined, fixed, stubborn) |
| cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty) |
| hanging(adjective, determined, resolute, uncompromising, unshakeable) |
| hanging tough(expression, adjective, mean, hard, determined) |
| hard-core(adjective, firm, determined, resolute, impulsive) |
| heady(adjective, determined, fixed, stubborn) |
| impenitent |
| incorrigible(adjective, mean, passionate, violent, wild) |
| invariable |
| inveterate(adjective, firm, determined, usual, regular) |
| lawless(adjective, control, order, resist, peace) |
| naughty |
| obstreperous(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist) |
| orthodox(moderate, cautious, conventional, timid, traditional) |
| peevish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, crabby) |
| perseverant |
| persisting(adjective, firm, determined, resolute, hardened) |