wayward (Meaning)
wayward (s)
resistant to guidance or discipline
wayward (a.)
Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
Synonyms & Antonyms of wayward
Synonyms:
- hardheaded
- rude
- insurgent
- implacable
- uncooperative
- ornery
- discourteous
- mulish
- uncontrollable
- impertinent
- self-willed
- peevish
- opinionated
- ungracious
- pertinacious
- unbending
- unyielding
- obdurate
- perverse
- adamantine
- insolent
- uncouth
- resistant
- misbehaving
- undisciplined
- monkeying
- impudent
- immovable
- inflexible
- fractious
- incompliant
- nonconformist
- negativistic
- pigheaded
- obstinate
- recusant
- disorderly
- disrespectful
- wrongheaded
- mutinous
- unmanageable
- unmannerly
- inconsiderate
- noncooperative
- headstrong
- uncompromising
- errant
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word wayward
resistant to guidance or disciplineTaking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
stubborn, defiant, rebel,rebellious, disobedient, wilful, mischievous, obstreperous, recalcitrant, contrary
acquiescent, tractable, amenable, cooperative,obedient, docile, agreeable, deferential, compliant, obedient
The wayward child wandered far from home, his path forever uncertain.
The wayward wind carried whispers of secrets, guiding lost souls to unknown destinations.
A wayward comet hurtled through the night sky, leaving a trail of celestial sparks in its wake.
His wayward gaze strayed from the task at hand, capturing glimpses of a forbidden world.
