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220 entries under adjective topic. ×
| unyielding(tough, firm, determined, fixed) | |
| indomitable(difficult, violent, wild, awkward) | |
| resistant(awkward, resistance, stubborn, forced) | |
| uncontrollable(control, order, resist, wild) | |
| self-willed(tough, firm, difficult, wild) | |
| unwilling(mood, unenthusiastic, averse, unwilling) | |
| wild(control, order, tough, difficult) | |
| wilful | |
| adamant(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim) | |
| naughty(bad, unruly, misbehaved) | |
| reluctant(awkward, unenthusiastic, forced, averse) | |
| resisting(resistance, disobedience, unwilling, uncontrollable) | |
| inflexible(tough, firm, unreasonable, fixed) | |
| insurgent(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| mulish(tough, firm, difficult, awkward) | |
| obdurate(tough, firm, difficult, violent) | |
| obstreperous(control, order, resist, peace) | |
| pigheaded(tough, firm, difficult, awkward) | |
| restive(violent, negative, nervous, hostile) | |
| untoward(adverb, control, order, tough) |
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