Synonyms for self-willed
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Headstrong — obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others
headstrong, obstinate, willful US, wilful UK, stubborn, disobedient, dogged, sullen, wayward, unyielding, refractory, tenacious, unruly, perverse, recalcitrant, rigid, intractable, mulish, contumacious, pertinacious, froward dated
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others.
He was so self-willed that he refused to do anything that did not grant instant satisfaction or direction.
Example sentences
- stubborn I'm not stubborn; i'm just always right, thats it.
- willful Your willful disobedience is what got you here.
- obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
- headstrong Tom doesn't seem to be as headstrong as Mary seems to be.
By length
- 5 letters
- rigid2
- 6 letters
- unruly3, dogged1, wilful, sullen2, mulish
- 7 letters
- willful2, wayward2, froward
- 8 letters
- stubborn2, perverse2
- 9 letters
- tenacious3, obstinate3
- 10 letters
- refractory4, headstrong2, unyielding3
- 11 letters
- intractable4, disobedient5
- 12 letters
- recalcitrant4, contumacious, pertinacious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).