12
obstinacy(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
11
stubbornness(noun, resolve, determination, perseverance, obstinacy)
8
pertinacity(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
7
bullheadedness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
6
mulishness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
6
obstinance(noun, determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness)
6
self-will
6
tenacity(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
5
doggedness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
5
perversity(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
4
intransigence(noun, determination, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness)
4
obstinateness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
3
determination(noun, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness, inflexibility)
3
hardheadedness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
3
inflexibility(noun, determination, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness)
3
obduracy(noun, determination, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness)
3
pertinaciousness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
3
perverseness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
3
willfulness(noun, state, quality, resist, determination)
2
contrariness(noun, obstinacy, unreasonableness, willfulness, unmanageability)
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