112 entries under obstinate topic. ×

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self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, inflexible)
3
uncooperative(adjective, mean, hard, persistent)
3
wrongheaded(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
2
cantankerous(tough, firm, persistent, stubborn)
2
insubordinate(tough, firm, persistent, stubborn)
2
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, firm)
2
rebellious(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable, inflexible)
2
unmanageable(tough, firm, persistent, stubborn)
2
willful(tough, firm, inflexible, stubborn)
1
anal-retentive(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
1
balky(tough, firm, unreasonable, inflexible)
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bullheaded(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
1
defiant(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
1
disobedient(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
1
dyed-in-the-wool(adjective, set, strong, hard, tough)
1
hard-and-fast(hard, inflexible, strict, stubborn)
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hard-shelled(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
1
hell-bent(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
1
insurgent(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
1
mutinous(adjective, persistent, insistent, dogged)
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