wayward Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- dogged
- disobedient
- rigid
- intractable
- dissident
- recalcitrant
- ungovernable
- restive
- bad
- obstreperous
- wilful
- contrary
- refractory
- adamant
- insubordinate
- willful
- mischievous
- wild
- untoward
- froward
- unrelenting
- contumacious
- unruly
- naughty
- balky
Weak:
- insurgent
- resistant
- ungracious
- disrespectful
- headstrong
- impertinent
- errant
- wrongheaded
- disorderly
- obstinate
- incompliant
- immovable
- mulish
- nonconformist
- inconsiderate
- recusant
- ornery
- uncontrollable
- noncooperative
- pigheaded
- discourteous
- unbending
- hardheaded
- insolent
- negativistic
- fractious
- inflexible
- unmanageable
- implacable
- adamantine
- undisciplined
- uncompromising
- uncouth
- mutinous
- self-willed
- obdurate
- monkeying
- unmannerly
- uncooperative
- misbehaving
- perverse
- pertinacious
- opinionated
- impudent
- rude
- peevish
- unyielding
Strongest:
- amenable
- acquiescent
- deferential
- compliant
- amiable
- amiable
- conformable
- deferential
- amenable
- submissive
- agreeable
- tractable
- cooperative
- agreeable
- tractable
- submissive
- docile
- obedient
- obedient
- cooperative
- compliant
- acquiescent
- conformable
- docile
Strong:
- respectful
- obliging
- proper
- well-bred
- ruly
- behaved
- behaved
- well-bred
- courteous
- orderly
- yielding
- servile
- obliging
- servile
- polite
- respectful
- obsequious
- disciplined
- biddable
- courteous
- disciplined
- proper
- subservient
- obsequious
- polite
- ruly
- biddable
- slavish
- yielding
- orderly
- subservient
- slavish
Weak:
wayward Meaning
wayward (s)
resistant to guidance or discipline
wayward (a.)
Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
wayward Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The wayward river flowed erratically, carving a tortuous path through the verdant landscape.
- A wayward thought lingered in her mind, tempting her to break free from convention.
- The wayward student defied the rules, challenging authority with reckless abandon.
- A wayward love blossomed between them, destined to defy the bounds of societal norms.
- The wayward ship lost its way in the vast ocean, its fate now unknown.
- Their wayward spirits sought freedom from the mundane, yearning for adventure and the unknown.
FAQs About the word wayward
resistant to guidance or disciplineTaking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
rebellious, stubborn, rebel, defiant, dogged, disobedient, rigid, intractable, dissident, recalcitrant
amenable, acquiescent, deferential, compliant, amiable, amiable, conformable, deferential, amenable, submissive
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.
