self-willed (Meaning)
self-willed (s)
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
self-willed (a.)
Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-willed
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Synonyms:
- intransigent
- willful
- dogged
- hardened
- mulish
- inflexible
- unyielding
- uncompromising
- pat
- unbending
- hardheaded
- stiff-necked
- obstinate
- immovable
- determined
- opinionated
- strict
- self-opinionated
- steadfast
- pertinacious
- obdurate
- implacable
- unrelenting
- bullheaded
- ossified
- obsessive
- hard
- perverse
- headstrong
- persistent
- adamantine
- pigheaded
- hard-nosed
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Synonyms:
- unregenerate
- demanding
- deaf to reason
- inconvincible
- recalcitrant
- uncooperative
- resolved
- cussed
- inexorable
- hell-bent
- contumacious
- inveterate
- wrongheaded
- refractory
- iron
- narrow-minded
- unruly
- unconquerable
- tenacious
- cantankerous
- insubordinate
- ungovernable
- stouthearted
- bloody-minded
- defiant
- hard-line
- hidebound
- single-minded
- exacting
- contrary
- rigid
- hard-shell
- disobedient
- indomitable
- froward
- anal-retentive
- unmanageable
- relentless
- insurgent
- firm
- severe
- stern
- invincible
- unflinching
- wayward
- mutinous
- hard-shelled
- set
- intractable
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self-willed Sentence Examples
- The self-willed child refused to listen to his parents' warnings.
- Despite the consequences, the self-willed woman insisted on going her own way.
- The self-willed horse bolted from its enclosure, ignoring the pleas of its rider.
- His self-willed nature cost him dearly as he rejected advice and guidance.
- The self-willed teenager rebelled against authority, defying expectations.
- The self-willed athlete refused to compromise, even when it jeopardized his success.
- Her self-willed determination led her to achieve goals that seemed impossible.
- The self-willed politician stubbornly refused to compromise, even at the expense of progress.
- The self-willed dog barked incessantly, ignoring its owner's commands.
- His self-willed refusal to cooperate made it difficult to collaborate on projects.
FAQs About the word self-willed
habitually disposed to disobedience and oppositionGoverned by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.
stubborn, adamant, wilful, intransigent,willful, dogged, hardened, mulish, inflexible, unyielding
tractable, tractable, willing, yielding, complying, willing, agreeable, complying, acquiescent, pliable
The self-willed child refused to listen to his parents' warnings.
Despite the consequences, the self-willed woman insisted on going her own way.
The self-willed horse bolted from its enclosure, ignoring the pleas of its rider.
His self-willed nature cost him dearly as he rejected advice and guidance.
