6
unwilling(adjective, mood, averse, unwilling, disinclined)
5
fractious(adjective, obstinate, stubborn, willful)
5
set(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
5
tenacious(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
5
unyielding(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
4
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
4
cross(adjective, sullen)
4
noncooperative(adjective, sullen, unwilling)
4
opposed(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
4
pigheaded(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
4
reluctant(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
4
self-willed(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
4
sulky(adjective, sullen)
4
sullen(adjective, sullen)
4
unobliging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
4
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
3
balky(adjective, unwilling)
3
determined(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, rude, awkward, irritable)
3
dogged(adjective, mean, hard, harsh, inflexible)
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