42 entries under persistent topic. ×

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refractory(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
20
disobedient(adjective, resistance, obstinate, insistent)
19
contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, determined)
19
defiant(adjective, resist, obstinate, insistent)
18
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild)
14
mutinous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
12
uncooperative(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
7
insurgent(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
determined(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
6
firm(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn)
4
bloody-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
4
froward(adjective, negative, hostile, obstinate)
4
inexorable(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
4
rigid(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
3
set(adjective, obstinate, stubborn, unbending)
3
single-minded(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
3
steadfast(adjective, tough, firm, obstinate)
2
cussed(tough, firm, obstinate, stubborn)
2
hard-line(difficult, awkward, obstinate, stubborn)
2
hidebound(adjective, obstinate, stubborn, unbending)
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