77 entries under awkward topic. ×

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contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
13
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
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refractory(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
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unhelpful(adjective, difficult, rude, contrary)
10
unruly(adjective, difficult, wild, persistent)
8
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
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disobliging(adjective, difficult, contrary, forced)
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headstrong(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
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unaccommodating(adjective, rude, contrary, annoying)
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ungovernable(adjective, difficult, wild, persistent)
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unmanageable(adjective, difficult, wild, persistent)
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tenacious(adjective, difficult, wild, persistent)
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cantankerous(adjective, difficult, wild, persistent)
4
opposed(adjective, difficult, forced, averse)
4
pigheaded(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
4
reluctant(adjective, difficult, forced, averse)
4
self-willed(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
4
unobliging(adjective, difficult, forced, averse)
4
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, wild)
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disagreeable(adjective, difficult, rude, irritable)
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