43
headstrong(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, obstinate)
43
stiff(adjective, hard, tough, rough, firm)
42
persistent(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, refusal)
42
unshakable(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, strong)
40
recalcitrant(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, resistance)
39
refractory(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, refusal)
38
insistent(adjective, characteristic, quality, determined, resolute)
37
mulish(adjective, obstinate, characteristic, quality, stubbornness)
35
hard(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, strong)
35
set(adjective, strong, secure, tough, firm)
34
pertinacious(adjective, characteristic, quality, obstinate, stubbornness)
33
intractable(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, obstinate)
33
tough(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, strong)
29
contumacious(adjective, obstinate, characteristic, quality, stubbornness)
29
pigheaded(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, hard)
28
self-willed(adjective, characteristic, quality, stubbornness, refusal)
27
unbendable(adjective, characteristic, quality, firm, resist)
26
rock-ribbed(adjective, change, position, attitude, determination)
26
unadaptable(adjective, change, position, attitude, determination)
25
unwavering(adjective, secure, firm, intense, deliberate)
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