wilful Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- naughty
- obstinate
- froward
- unruly
- headstrong
- wild
- ungovernable
- balky
- intractable
- contrary
- wayward
- incompliant
- recusant
- adamant
- rebel
- restive
- untoward
- bad
- uncooperative
- recalcitrant
- obstreperous
- refractory
- insubordinate
Weak:
- inflexible
- implacable
- mutinous
- errant
- self-willed
- wrongheaded
- insurgent
- uncompromising
- pertinacious
- disrespectful
- mulish
- unrelenting
- disorderly
- undisciplined
- negativistic
- insolent
- fractious
- impudent
- impolite
- nonconformist
- dissident
- ill-mannered
- uncivil
- ornery
- unbending
- misbehaving
- rude
- adamantine
- unyielding
- uncouth
- opinionated
- immovable
- unmannerly
- obdurate
- impertinent
- perverse
- discourteous
- hardheaded
- noncooperative
- resistant
- rigid
- peevish
- uncontrollable
- inconsiderate
- ungracious
- unmanageable
- pigheaded
- dogged
Strongest:
- deferential
- conformable
- amiable
- compliant
- cooperative
- amenable
- obedient
- deferential
- docile
- acquiescent
- submissive
- cooperative
- amiable
- obedient
- submissive
- compliant
- disciplined
- acquiescent
- conformable
- tractable
- docile
- disciplined
- tractable
- agreeable
- amenable
- agreeable
Strong:
- slavish
- servile
- slavish
- yielding
- servile
- respectful
- behaved
- proper
- orderly
- biddable
- courteous
- subservient
- ruly
- polite
- yielding
- orderly
- ruly
- subservient
- biddable
- behaved
- polite
- well-bred
- courteous
- well-bred
- obliging
- obsequious
- proper
- respectful
- obliging
- obsequious
Weak:
wilful Meaning
wilful (s)
done by design
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
wilful (n.)
Alt. of Wilfulness
wilful Sentence Examples
- The child's wilful disobedience caused the parents much frustration.
- Despite stern warnings, the teenager exhibited wilful recklessness.
- The defendant's wilful refusal to cooperate with the investigation hindered the proceedings.
- The employee's wilful neglect of their duties resulted in costly consequences.
- The politician's wilful spreading of misinformation eroded public trust.
- The wilful destruction of property is considered a serious crime.
- The arsonist's wilful act put lives and property at risk.
- The driver's wilful disregard for the speed limit led to a fatal accident.
- The patient's wilful noncompliance with their treatment regimen jeopardized their health.
- The witness's wilful memory lapse compromised the case.
FAQs About the word wilful
done by design, habitually disposed to disobedience and oppositionAlt. of Wilfulness
contumacious,rebellious, defiant, disobedient, mischievous, stubborn, naughty, obstinate, froward, unruly
deferential, conformable, amiable, compliant, cooperative, amenable, obedient, deferential, docile, acquiescent
The child's wilful disobedience caused the parents much frustration.
Despite stern warnings, the teenager exhibited wilful recklessness.
The defendant's wilful refusal to cooperate with the investigation hindered the proceedings.
The employee's wilful neglect of their duties resulted in costly consequences.
