13
contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
13
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
11
refractory(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
11
stubborn(adjective, change, mean, position, attitude)
10
disobedient(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
10
intractable(adjective, difficult, persistent, inflexible, obstinate)
10
unhelpful(adjective, difficult, rude, awkward, contrary)
10
unruly(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
9
obstinate(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
8
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
7
disobliging(adjective, difficult, awkward, contrary, forced)
6
contumacious(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
defiant(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
headstrong(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
6
insubordinate(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
rebellious
6
unaccommodating(adjective, rude, awkward, contrary, annoying)
6
unfriendly(adjective, irritable, sullen, crabby, cranky)
6
ungovernable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
6
unmanageable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
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