28
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, hard)
23
obstinate(adjective, mean, hard, resist, deliberate)
20
headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, resist, determined)
19
unyielding(adjective, mean, hard, tough, deliberate)
18
mulish(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
17
dogged(adjective, mean, hard, tough, resist)
16
inflexible(adjective, mean, hard, firm, deliberate)
16
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
16
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, firm)
16
willful(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, resist)
15
obdurate(adjective, tough, determined, resolute, obstinate)
14
bullheaded(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, resist)
14
half-assed
13
self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, determined)
12
adamant(adjective, mean, hard, tough, deliberate)
11
pertinacious(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, resist)
11
stiff-necked(adjective, mean, hard, tough, resist)
10
opinionated(adjective, tough, firm, determined, resolute)
10
wilful(adjective, determined, resolute, uncompromising, unshakeable)
9
hardheaded(adjective, tough, firm, resist, determined)
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