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