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mutinous(adjective, resist, violent, wild, unstable)
20
seditious(adjective, violent, unstable, hostile, unsettled)
19
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
19
disobedient(adjective, capricious, unruly, raucous, rowdy)
18
insurgent(adjective, resist, violent, hostile, revolutionary)
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unruly(adjective, violent, wild, negative, unstable)
17
contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
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insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, violent, negative)
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refractory(adjective, tough, firm, negative, obstinate)
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rebel(noun, verb, adjective, unruly, reactionary)
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stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, firm)
16
defiant(adjective, contrary, aggressive, naughty, belligerent)
14
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
14
obstinate(adjective, negative, hostile, inflexible, adverse)
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revolutionary(adjective, resist, violent, aggressive, radical)
12
contrary(adjective, different, antagonistic, naughty, opposite)
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ungovernable(adjective, disobedient, unmanageable)
11
unmanageable(adjective, tough, firm, violent, wild)
11
insurrectionary(adjective, violent, hostile, conflicting, progressive)
11
resistant(adjective, antagonistic, unwilling, unruly, opposed)
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