difficult, stubborn
● Awkward
● Bullheaded
● Cantankerous
● Contrary
● Hang tough
● Hard-line
● Headstrong
● Immovable
● Incurable
● Indomitable
● Insoluble
● Mulish
● Obdurate
● Obstinate
● Pat
● Pertinacious
● Perverse
● Pigheaded
● Recalcitrant
● Refractory
● Resolute
● Tenacious
● Tough
● Unbending
● Uncompromising
● Uncooperative
● Undisciplined
● Ungovernable
● Unmanageable
● Unruly
● Unyielding
● Wayward
● Wild
● Willful
● Incompliant
● Indocile
● Locked in
● Self-willed
● Set in stone
● Tough-nut
● Unpliable
● Easy
● Amenable
● Manageable
● Facile
● Hardline
● Hardliner
● Fundamentalist
● Radical
● Extremist
● Hawkish
● Militant
● Fundamentalists
● Intransigent
● Extremists
● Fanatical
● Militants
● Orthodox
● Rebel
● Moslem
● Harsh
● Austere
● Assertive
● Extreme
● Strict
● Rigid
● Strictness
● Inflexible
● Hardcore
● Aggressive
● Inflexibility
● Drastic
● Strong
● Restrictive
● Stringent
● Resistance
● Hard
● Demanding
● Toughness
● Tightening
● Stiff
● Tight
● Irreducible
● Firm
● Die-hard
● Hard-core
● Hard-liner
● Hardliners
● Ultra-conservative
● Reformist
● Rightist
● Leftist
● Ultraconservative
● Centrist
● Authoritarian
● Conservative
● Islamist
● Strident
● Separatist
● Secularist
● Reactionary
● Nationalistic
● Bellicose
● Conciliatory
● Theocratic
● Ideological
● Populist
● Doctrinaire
● Dogmatic
● Traditionalist
● Outspoken
● Likud
● Isolationist
● Confrontational
● Dovish
● Dissident
● Staunch
● Taleban
● Communist
● Secessionist
● Fascist
● Loyalist
● Neoconservative
● Repressive
● Unpopular
● Liberal
● Wahhabi
● Dictatorial
● Illiberal
● Antitrade
● Jihadi
● Hard line
● Liberalist
● Leftwing
● Pragmatic
● Deviationist
● Secular
● Absolutist
● Leninist
● Anticonstitutional
● Exclusivist