inflexible
adjectiveUnwilling or unable to change or bend.
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adjectiveDifficult to manage, control, or resolve.
intransigent
adjectiveUnwilling to compromise or change a firmly held position.
obstinate
adjectiveStubbornly unwilling to change despite reasons or persuasion.
Stubbornly resistant
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refractory
adjectiveStubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.
Resisting control
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unyielding
adjectiveFirmly refusing to give way or change; also physically inflexible.
Refusing to give way
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willful
adjectiveDone intentionally; also stubbornly determined to follow one's own wishes.
Intentional
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