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