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  1. bolshy
    emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  2. stroppy
    obstreperous
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  3. bullheaded
    impossibly stubborn
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  4. pigheaded
    impossibly stubborn
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  5. necked
    having a neck or having a neck especially as specified
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  6. unregenerated
    not reformed morally or spiritually
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate,
  7. mulish
    unreasonably stubborn or rigid
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  8. unreconstructed
    adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  9. contrarious
    difficult to deal with
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  10. hardheaded
    guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  11. bullet-headed
    having a small round head
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  12. stiff-necked
    haughtily stubborn
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  13. unregenerate
    not reformed morally or spiritually
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  14. bloody-minded
    marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  15. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  16. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  17. cussed
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  18. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  19. strong-willed
    having a determined will
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  20. balky
    stopping short and refusing to go on
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  21. cross-grained
    of timber
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  22. unbend
    straighten up or out; make straight
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  23. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  24. ornery
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  25. opinionated
    obstinate in your opinions
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  26. unrepentant
    not feeling or expressing remorse
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  27. insubordinate
    not submissive to authority
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  28. unshakable
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  29. cuss
    utter obscenities or profanities
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  30. disobedient
    unwilling to submit to authority
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  31. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  32. single-minded
    determined
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  33. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  34. strong-minded
    having a determined will
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  35. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  36. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  37. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  38. self-willed
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  39. willful
    done by design
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  40. hang in
    be persistent, refuse to stop
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  41. unbending
    incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  42. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  43. minded
    mentally oriented toward something specified
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  44. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  45. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  46. unmanageable
    hard to control
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  47. bulldog
    a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  48. unyielding
    stubbornly unwilling to give in
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  49. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  50. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  51. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  52. persevering
    quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  53. hang on
    fix to; attach
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  54. stubborn
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  55. inflexible
    resistant to being bent
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  56. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  57. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  58. relentless
    never-ceasing
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  59. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  60. persist
    refuse to stop
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  61. rebellious
    resisting control or authority
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  62. unreasonable
    beyond normal limits
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  63. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  64. stiff
    incapable of or resistant to bending
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  65. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  66. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  67. hold on
    hold firmly
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  68. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  69. bullet
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  70. set in
    enter a particular state
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  71. bloody
    having or covered with or accompanied by blood
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  72. tough
    substantially made or constructed
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  73. dog
    a canine domesticated by man since prehistoric times
    bloody-minded, bolshy, bulldog, bullet-headed, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrarious, cross-grained, determined, difficult, disobedient, dogged, dour, hard, hardheaded, intractable, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, stiff-necked, strong-minded, strong-willed, stroppy, stubborn, tenacious, unreconstructed, unregenerate, unyielding

    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  74. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  75. contrary
    exact opposition
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  76. firm
    not soft or yielding to pressure
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  77. strong
    having strength or power greater than average or expected
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  78. fixed
    unmoving
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
  79. difficult
    requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregener...
  80. single
    existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
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    contrary, cussed, disobedient, hang in, hang on, hold on, obdurate, persevere, persist, perverse, stubborn, unreconstructed, unregenerate, un...
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