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- Thesaurus|893
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| impatient of control(expression, idiom, disobedience) | |
| impracticable | |
| insolent(adjective, defiant) | |
| involuntary(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, unenthusiastic) | |
| iron(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| misbehaving(adjective, disobedient) | |
| mischievous(adjective, disobedient) | |
| negative(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting, discordant) | |
| noncompliant(adjective, unwilling) | |
| nonconforming(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting) | |
| obstructive | |
| opinionated(tough, firm, determined, unreasonable, fixed) | |
| ornery(tough, firm, negative, unreasonable, hostile) | |
| peevish(irritable, restless) | |
| radical(adjective, uncontrollable, disobedient, extremes) | |
| recoiling | |
| relentless(tough, firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| repercussive | |
| resolute(adjective, tough, difficult, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| resolved(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, obstinate) |
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