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