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42 entries under hostile topic. ×
| unruly(adjective, negative, anxious, nervous) | |
| refractory(adjective, negative, nervous, stubborn) | |
| obstinate(adjective, determined, negative, nervous) | |
| recalcitrant(adjective, negative, nervous, restless) | |
| wayward(adjective, negative, different, contrary) | |
| intractable(adjective, determined, negative, fixed) | |
| perverse(adjective, determined, negative, nervous) | |
| contumacious(determined, negative, fixed, different) | |
| stubborn(adjective, determined, negative, nervous) | |
| froward(noun, adjective, negative, nervous) | |
| balky(adjective, negative, nervous, different) | |
| headstrong(determined, negative, fixed, different) | |
| rebellious(adjective, violent, negative, different) | |
| insubordinate(adjective, violent, negative, different) | |
| ornery(adjective, informal, negative, nervous) | |
| recusant(violent, negative, different, adverse) | |
| adverse(negative, different, conflicting, opposing) | |
| wrongheaded(negative, different, adverse, conflicting) | |
| antagonistic opposite(expression, negative, different, adverse) | |
| anti(negative, different, adverse, conflicting) |
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