52 entries under persistent topic. ×

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contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
13
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
11
refractory(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
10
disobedient(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
10
intractable(adjective, difficult, inflexible, obstinate)
10
unruly(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
6
contumacious(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
defiant(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
insubordinate(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
6
ungovernable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
6
unmanageable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
5
set(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
5
tenacious(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
4
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward)
4
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
3
determined(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
firm(adjective, mean, hard, obstinate)
3
froward(noun, adjective, obstinate, insistent)
3
inexorable(adjective, mean, hard, rigid)
3
iron(adjective, mean, hard, rigid)
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