negative dissenting negating denying disagreeing disapproving conflicting contradictory opposing incongruous resistant defiant dissident unwilling opposed repellent insubordinate resistive unyielding combative intransigent hostile challenging disobedient protesting rebellious contrary renitent recalcitrant antagonistic intractable resisting anti insolent obstinate disagreeable contumacious recusant ungovernable confrontational unruly obstreperous balky belligerent froward uncooperative quarrelsome pugnacious bellicose truculent refractory argumentative willful untoward insubmissive wayward restive disregardful aggressive wilful rigid inexorable inflexible adamant determined implacable relentless resolute stringent uncompromising unrelenting immovable ironclad obdurate persistent rigorous ruthless staunch strict tough unchangeable unwavering draconian indurate ornery steady stubborn unabating unaccommodating unappeasable unbendable unbending unshakeable adamantine unswerving unproductive fruitless useless worthless abortive