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