43
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, resistance)
29
refractory(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
27
obstinate(adjective, control, order, resist, violent)
25
unruly(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
24
intractable(adjective, control, order, tough, firm)
23
contumacious(adjective, tough, firm, resist, negative)
22
unmanageable(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
20
disobedient(adjective, persistent, resistance, obstinate, insistent)
20
insubordinate(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
19
contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, determined)
19
defiant(adjective, resist, persistent, obstinate, insistent)
19
rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
19
ungovernable(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
18
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild)
16
fractious(adjective, control, order, cross, resist)
14
mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
13
headstrong(adjective, tough, firm, violent, negative)
12
uncooperative(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
11
perverse(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, negative)
11
undisciplined(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
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