- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|893
- Abbreviations|0
42 entries under persistent topic. ×
| refractory(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult) | |
| disobedient(adjective, resistance, obstinate, insistent) | |
| contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, determined) | |
| defiant(adjective, resist, obstinate, insistent) | |
| wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild) | |
| mutinous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward) | |
| insurgent(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| determined(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate) | |
| firm(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| bloody-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| froward(adjective, negative, hostile, obstinate) | |
| inexorable(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate) | |
| rigid(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate) | |
| set(adjective, obstinate, stubborn, unbending) | |
| single-minded(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate) | |
| steadfast(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate) | |
| cussed(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| hard-line(difficult, awkward, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| hidebound(adjective, obstinate, stubborn, unbending) |
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