9
uncontrollable(adjective, control, order, resist, peace)
8
blatant(adjective, strong, harsh, vulgar, loud)
8
rambunctious(adjective, strong, energetic, active, loud)
8
undisciplined(adjective, control, order, resist, peace)
7
insubordinate
7
strident(adjective, strong, harsh, energetic, active)
7
surly(adjective, difficult, hostile, irritable, belligerent)
6
naughty(adjective, bad, misbehaved)
6
perverse(adjective, tough, grim, problematic, trying)
6
rackety(adjective, loud, piercing, showy, strident)
6
raucous(adjective, strong, harsh, loud, noisy)
6
unrestrained(adjective, energetic, active, animated)
6
violent(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome, disorderly)
5
recalcitrant(adjective, control, order, resist, peace)
5
blustering(strong, violence, piercing, strident, noisy)
5
contumacious
5
tempestuous
5
truculent(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
5
wayward
4
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
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