34
unruly(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
30
unmanageable(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
27
uncontrollable(adjective, control, order, resist, passionate)
26
wild(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
25
refractory(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
24
intractable(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
21
disobedient(adjective, persistent, out, obstinate, insistent)
20
recalcitrant(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
15
insubordinate(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
15
undisciplined(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
14
mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
14
violent(adjective, mean, wild, cruel, foolish)
14
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild)
12
contumacious(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
12
fractious(adjective, control, order, resist, violent)
12
rebellious(adjective, disobedient, unmanageable)
11
defiant(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
11
headstrong(adjective, mean, tough, difficult, passionate)
11
indocile(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
10
disorderly(adjective, control, order, resist, violent)
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