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