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refractory(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
27
obstinate(adjective, control, order, resist, violent)
19
rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, negative, hostile)
18
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild)
7
restive(adjective, violent, negative, nervous, hostile)
6
recusant(violent, negative, hostile, different)
5
balky(adjective, tough, firm, negative, unreasonable)
5
nonconformist(adjective, negative, hostile, different)
5
opposed(adjective, negative, hostile, discordant)
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conflicting(adjective, negative, hostile, different)
4
froward(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, obstinate)
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hostile(adjective, negative, different, conflicting)
3
inimical(unpleasant, negative, hostile, different)
2
anti(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
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antipathetic(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
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antithetical(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
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clashing(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
2
contradictory(determined, negative, hostile, fixed, different)
2
counter(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
2
dissentient(negative, hostile, different, conflicting)
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