63 entries under difficult topic. ×
| stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, obstinate, stubbornness) | |
| intractable(adjective, control, order, tough, difficulty) | |
| unruly(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| recalcitrant(adjective, control, order, tough) | |
| ungovernable(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| unmanageable(adjective, control, order, hard, tough) | |
| contrary(adjective, tough, cross, wild) | |
| wayward(adjective, tough, violent, wild) | |
| self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, wild) | |
| mulish(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, tough, wild, awkward) | |
| obdurate(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| tenacious(adjective, tough, firm, wild) | |
| pertinacious(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| pigheaded(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| undisciplined(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| wild(adjective, control, order, tough) | |
| immovable(adjective, tough, firm, determined) | |
| incompliant(adjective, hard, tough, firm) | |
| indocile(adjective, control, order, tough) |
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