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obstinate(adjective, determined, negative, nervous, hostile)
8
intractable(adjective, determined, negative, hostile)
8
perverse(adjective, determined, negative, nervous, hostile)
7
contumacious(determined, negative, hostile, different)
7
pigheaded(determined, stubborn)
7
stubborn(adjective, determined, negative, nervous, hostile)
7
unyielding(adjective, determined, nervous, restless)
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contrary(adjective, determined, nervous, different)
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headstrong(determined, negative, hostile, different)
5
pertinacious(adjective, determined, stubborn)
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willful(determined, stubborn, obstinacy, capricious)
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self-willed(determined, stubborn, obstinacy, capricious)
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cantankerous(determined, stubborn, willful, sullenness)
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dogged(determined, stubborn)
2
dogmatic(determined, stubborn, willful)
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heady(determined, stubborn, obstinacy, willful)
2
indomitable(determined, irritable, restless, stubborn)
2
mulish(determined, stubborn, capricious, willful)
2
opinionated(determined, stubborn, disorderly, boisterous)
2
tenacious(determined, stubborn)
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