- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|893
- Abbreviations|0
65 entries under tough topic. ×
| untoward(adjective, adverb, control, order) | |
| determined(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate) | |
| difficult(adjective, wild, awkward, obstinate) | |
| firm(adjective, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| immovable(adjective, difficult, determined, fixed) | |
| indocile(adjective, control, order, difficult) | |
| uncompliant(adjective, firm, unreasonable, grim) | |
| balky(adjective, firm, negative, unreasonable) | |
| persistent(adjective, firm, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| tenacious(adjective, firm, difficult, wild) | |
| dogged(adjective, firm, unreasonable, grim) | |
| incompliant(adjective, firm, difficult, wild) | |
| inexorable(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate) | |
| intransigent(adjective, firm, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| rigid(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate) | |
| uncompromising(adjective, firm, difficult, violent) | |
| willful(adjective, firm, difficult, stupid) | |
| cantankerous(firm, difficult, wild, awkward) | |
| pertinacious(adjective, firm, difficult, awkward) | |
| single-minded(adjective, firm, persistent, obstinate) |
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