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