1) Persistently opposed 2) Persistently opposing 3) Stubborn 
resistant; reluctant; recalcitrant
• (a.) Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force. • (a.) Persistently opposed.
Re·ni'tent (-t e nt) adjective [ Latin renitens , -entis , present participle of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; prefix re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: confer French rénitent .] 1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; ac...