| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adamance | unyielding firmness or resistance |
| 2. | adamancy | stubborn unyielding resistance |
| 3. | aggression | forceful hostile opposition |
| 4. | antagonism | active opposition or resistance |
| 5. | audacity | bold disregard of restraint |
| 6. | back talk | impudent replies to authority |
| 7. | balking | refusing to proceed or comply |
| 8. | belligerence | hostile readiness to resist |
| 9. | boldness | fearless willingness to challenge |
| 10. | brazen resistance | shameless open opposition |
| 11. | breach | breaking a rule or order |
| 12. | bullheadedness | stubbornly refusing to listen |
| 13. | challenge | bold questioning of authority |
| 14. | cheek | bold disrespectful behavior |
| 15. | civil disobedience | peaceful lawbreaking in protest |
| 16. | combativeness | readiness to fight opposition |
| 17. | contempt | scornful disregard for authority |
| 18. | contestation | active dispute or opposition |
| 19. | contrariness | habitual opposition to others |
| 20. | contumacy | stubborn refusal to obey |
| 21. | defiantness | bold resistance to authority |
| 22. | demurral | objection or refusal |
| 23. | digging in | becoming stubbornly resistant |
| 24. | disobedience | failure or refusal to obey |
| 25. | disputatiousness | inclination to argue against |
| 26. | disregard | lack of respect or obedience |
| 27. | disrespect | showing lack of respect |
| 28. | dissent | disagreement with prevailing authority |
| 29. | fight | active resistance or struggle |
| 30. | fighting back | actively resisting pressure |
| 31. | flat refusal | complete and direct rejection |
| 32. | flouting | openly disregarding rules or authority |
| 33. | foot-dragging | deliberate slow resistance |
| 34. | fractiousness | irritable resistance to control |
| 35. | guts | bold courage and resolve |
| 36. | headstrongness | self-willed stubborn behavior |
| 37. | holding out | continuing to resist |
| 38. | holdout | continued refusal to yield |
| 39. | hostility | open antagonism or opposition |
| 40. | incorrigibility | persistent uncorrectable disobedience |
| 41. | indocility | resistance to instruction or control |
| 42. | insolence | bold disrespect toward authority |
| 43. | insubmissiveness | refusal to submit to control |
| 44. | insubordination | disobedience toward authority |
| 45. | insurgence | active revolt against authority |
| 46. | insurrection | violent revolt against authority |
| 47. | intransigence | unwillingness to compromise |
| 48. | mulishness | stubborn resistance like a mule |
| 49. | mutiny | rebellion against authority figures |
| 50. | nay-saying | habitual refusal or opposition |
| 51. | nerve | bold courage to resist |
| 52. | nonacceptance | refusal to accept or submit |
| 53. | noncompliance | failure to follow rules |
| 54. | nonconformity | refusal to follow norms |
| 55. | noncooperation | refusal to cooperate |
| 56. | nonsubmission | refusal to submit |
| 57. | nonviolent resistance | peaceful opposition to authority |
| 58. | obduracy | stubborn resistance to persuasion |
| 59. | objection | stated opposition or refusal |
| 60. | obstinacy | stubborn refusal to yield |
| 61. | obstinateness | quality of being stubbornly resistant |
| 62. | obstruction | deliberate hindering resistance |
| 63. | obstructionism | deliberate blocking of action |
| 64. | opposition | active resistance or disagreement |
| 65. | outright refusal | plain complete rejection |
| 66. | passive resistance | nonviolent refusal to comply |
| 67. | pertinacity | persistent stubbornness |
| 68. | perverseness | deliberate contrary resistance |
| 69. | pigheadedness | foolishly stubborn resistance |
| 70. | pluck | spirited courage in resistance |
| 71. | protest | public expression of opposition |
| 72. | pushback | resistance to demands or change |
| 73. | rebellion | open resistance to authority |
| 74. | rebelliousness | inclination to resist authority |
| 75. | recalcitrance | stubborn resistance to control |
| 76. | recusance | refusal to submit or attend |
| 77. | refractoriness | stubborn resistance to control |
| 78. | refusal | an act of saying no |
| 79. | resistance | active refusal to comply |
| 80. | revolt | open uprising or resistance |
| 81. | scorn | openly contemptuous disregard |
| 82. | sedition | incitement of resistance to authority |
| 83. | stand | firm resistance or position |
| 84. | standing firm | refusing to give in |
| 85. | stiff-neckedness | stubborn refusal to yield |
| 86. | stonewalling | stubborn delaying resistance |
| 87. | stubborn refusal | unyielding rejection or noncompliance |
| 88. | stubbornness | unyielding refusal to change |
| 89. | tenacity | persistent holding out against pressure |
| 90. | transgression | act that breaks limits |
| 91. | uncooperativeness | unwillingness to cooperate |
| 92. | unruliness | disorderly resistance to control |
| 93. | unsubmissiveness | resistance to being controlled |
| 94. | unyielding opposition | firm refusal to give way |
| 95. | unyieldingness | refusal to bend or submit |
| 96. | uprising | act of rising in revolt |
| 97. | violation | act of breaking rules |
| 98. | waywardness | resistant, hard-to-control behavior |
| 99. | willful resistance | deliberate stubborn opposition |
| 100. | willfulness | deliberate stubborn disobedience |