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adamant(adjective, resist, persistence, rigidity, obstinacy)
2
stubborn(adjective, change, position, attitude, determination)
1
adamantine(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
brassbound(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
die-hard(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
grim(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
hard-nosed(adjective, tough, shrewd)
0
hardboiled
0
implacable(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
incompliant(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
inexorable(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
inflexible(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
intransigent(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
iron(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
obdurate(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
relentless(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
remorseless(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
rigid(adjective, resist, firmly)
0
tough-minded(adjective, uncompromising, hardheaded)
0
unbendable(adjective, resist, firmly)
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