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:
- pat
- dogged
- hard-nosed
- ossified
- obstinate
- self-opinionated
- perverse
- immovable
- strict
- pertinacious
- headstrong
- persistent
- inflexible
- hardheaded
- hardened
- bullheaded
- adamantine
- hard
- pigheaded
- unyielding
- unrelenting
- intransigent
- uncompromising
- willful
- unbending
- stiff-necked
- steadfast
- mulish
- determined
- obsessive
- obdurate
- implacable
- opinionated
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Synonyms:
- firm
- demanding
- iron
- invincible
- mutinous
- bloody-minded
- stern
- unruly
- contumacious
- deaf to reason
- unregenerate
- rigid
- defiant
- refractory
- unflinching
- contrary
- cantankerous
- inconvincible
- indomitable
- insurgent
- set
- froward
- relentless
- inveterate
- disobedient
- unconquerable
- resolved
- anal-retentive
- wrongheaded
- unmanageable
- single-minded
- narrow-minded
- insubordinate
- ungovernable
- hell-bent
- uncooperative
- tenacious
- intractable
- inexorable
- hard-shell
- hidebound
- exacting
- hard-line
- wayward
- hard-shelled
- stouthearted
- recalcitrant
- severe
- cussed
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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, pat, dogged, hard-nosed, ossified, obstinate, self-opinionated, perverse
docile, submissive,obedient, pliable, pliant, complying, willing, compliant, acquiescent, flexible
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.
