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