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