76 entries under stubborn 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
intractable(adjective, difficult, persistent, inflexible, obstinate)
10
unruly(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
9
obstinate(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
8
perverse(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
6
headstrong(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
6
ungovernable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
6
unmanageable(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
5
fractious(adjective, obstinate, willful)
5
tenacious(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
5
unyielding(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
4
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, wild, awkward, persistent)
4
pigheaded(adjective, mean, hard, tough, difficult)
4
self-willed(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
4
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, awkward)
3
dogged(adjective, mean, hard, harsh, inflexible)
3
firm(adjective, mean, hard, persistent, obstinate)
3
inexorable(adjective, mean, hard, persistent, rigid)
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