45
disobedient(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
43
wild(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
40
ungovernable(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
34
refractory(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
33
unmanageable(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
29
uncontrollable(adjective, control, order, resist, relaxed)
27
intractable(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
26
recalcitrant(adjective, control, order, difficult, resist)
25
undisciplined(adjective, control, order, tough, difficult)
24
insubordinate(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, obstinate)
23
boisterous(adjective, energetic, violent, wild, foolish)
23
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, foolish)
19
lawless(adjective, control, order, mean, resist)
18
obstreperous(adjective, control, order, energetic, resist)
18
rebellious(adjective, violent, wild, negative, unstable)
17
headstrong(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild)
17
riotous(adjective, energetic, violent, wild, foolish)
16
contumacious(adjective, violent, negative, hostile, fervent)
16
disorderly(adjective, control, order, energetic, resist)
16
mutinous(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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