20
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, strong, tough)
17
headstrong(adjective, tough, difficult, resist, passionate)
15
intentional(adjective, free, keen, happy, agreeable)
15
self-willed(adjective, tough, firm, determined, awkward)
13
voluntary(adjective, free, keen, happy, agreeable)
13
obstinate(adjective, strong, tough, resist, violent)
12
perverse(adjective, mean, tough, difficult, resist)
10
deliberate(adjective, free, keen, happy, agreeable)
10
intended(adjective, free, deliberate, determined, natural)
10
pigheaded(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, resist)
10
wayward(adjective, tough, difficult, violent, wild)
9
conscious(adjective, deliberate, determined, careful, thoughtful)
9
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, violent)
9
mulish(adjective, tough, difficult, resist, wild)
9
pertinacious(adjective, strong, tough, firm, difficult)
9
studied(adjective, deliberate, determined, careful, thoughtful)
9
wilful(adjective, determined, resolute, uncompromising, unshakeable)
8
bullheaded(adjective, tough, difficult, resist, wild)
8
dogged(adjective, tough, firm, resist, determined)
8
froward(noun, adjective, passionate, deliberate, determined)
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