What is "self-willed" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does self-willed mean in English? Meaning of self-willed definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "self-willed" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "self-willed": habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

Adjective

  • Meaning: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  • Synonyms: froward headstrong self-willed wilful willful
  • Similar: disobedient
  • Adjective: Obstinate; strong-minded He was so self-willed that he refused to do anything that did not grant instant satisfaction.Possessing self-will. The idea of self-willed machines, which could decide to take over the world, scares all the people smart enough to create such devices.
  • Synonyms:

    strong-willed, oblivious, indifferent, headstrong, obstinate, bullheaded, intractable, mulish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stubborn, unaware, unconcerned, unmoved, to listen blind, unhearing, impulsive, bullheaded, contrary, determined, foolhardy, froward, hard-core, hard-nosed, heedless, imprudent, intractable, mulish, murder, obstinate, perverse, pig-headed, rash, reckless, refractory, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly, unyielding, willful, hard-shell, locked-in, mule, strong-minded, awkward, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrary, hang tough, hard-line, headstrong, immovable, incurable, indomitable, insoluble, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, tenacious, tough, unbending, uncompromising, uncooperative, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, unyielding, wayward, wild, willful, incompliant, indocile, locked in, set in stone, tough-nut, unpliable, tenacious, steadfast, unyielding, inflexible, 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perverse, recalcitrant, stupid, unyielding, willful, stiff-necked, tenacious, unshakable, single-minded, intractable, steadfast, willful, perverse, persistent, ornery, inflexible, determined, rigid, tough, headstrong, adamant, relentless, dogged, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, firm, fixed, hardheaded, inexorable, insubordinate, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, persevering, pertinacious, pigheaded, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, unbending, unmanageable, unreasonable, untoward, cussed, stiff-necked, set in ones ways, delinquent, rebellious, headstrong, capricious, unruly, recalcitrant, erratic, errant, aberrant, arbitrary, balky, changeable, contumacious, disobedient, disorderly, fickle, flighty, fractious, froward, immoral, inconstant, incorrigible, insubordinate, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, ornery, perverse, refractory, restive, self-indulgent, stubborn, undependable, ungovernable, unpredictable, unstable, variable, whimsical, willful, uncompliant, cross-grained, crazy, irrational, nuts, rash, madcap, eager, rough, raving, berserk, profligate, avid, boisterous, chaotic, crazed, enthusiastic, extravagant, flighty, foolhardy, foolish, giddy, hysterical, impetuous, impracticable, imprudent, incautious, lawless, licentious, mad, noisy, outrageous, preposterous, rabid, reckless, riotous, turbulent, unbridled, uncontrolled, undisciplined, unfettered, ungovernable, unmanageable, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, violent, wayward, perverse, persistent, headstrong, adamant, bullheaded, contumacious, determined, dogged, fractious, froward, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, uncompromising, unyielding, resolved, stiff-necked, unmanageable, stubborn, intransigent, uncompromising, incurable, awkward, cantankerous, contrary, fractious, hang tough, hard-line, headstrong, immovable, indomitable, insoluble, locked, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pig-headed, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, tenacious, tough, unbending, uncooperative, undisciplined, ungovernable, unruly, unyielding, wayward, wild, willful, incompliant, indocile, bull-headed, locked in, tough nut, unpliable, bullheaded, contrary, dense, froward, headstrong, inflexible, insistent, intractable, mulish, obstinate, perverse, pigheaded, recalcitrant, stupid, unyielding, willful, stiff-necked, adamantine, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, determined, die-hard, dogged, grim, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, inexorable, insubordinate, intractable, intransigent, iron, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ornery, persevering, persistent, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, remorseless, rigid, single-minded, steadfast, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unmanageable, unrelenting, unshakable, unyielding, adamant, brassbound, cussed, firm, fixed, inflexible, mule, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, relentless, stiff-necked, tenacious, tough, unreasonable, untoward, willful, set in ones ways, adamantine, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, determined, die-hard, dogged, grim, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, insubordinate, intractable, intransigent, iron, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ornery, persevering, persistent, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, remorseless, rigid, single-minded, steadfast, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unmanageable, unrelenting, unshakable, unyielding, adamant, brassbound, cussed, firm, fixed, inflexible, mule, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, relentless, stiff-necked, tenacious, tough, unreasonable, untoward, willful, set in ones ways, adamantine, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, determined, die-hard, dogged, grim, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, insubordinate, intractable, intransigent, iron, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ornery, persevering, persistent, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, remorseless, rigid, 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    Antonyms:

    aware, listening, willing, concerned, hearing, attentive, conscious, docile, obedient, submissive, tolerant, calm, moderate, facile, manageable, amenable, easy, willing, obedient, submissive, irresolute, helpful, surrendering, yielding, flexible, pliant, soft, amenable, agreeable, cooperative, compliant, willing, agreeable, happy, nice, reasonable, submissive, willing, flexible, reasonable, willing, pliable, irresolute, kind, submissive, broad-minded, complacent, compliant, surrendering, weak, yielding, flexible, nice, reasonable, pliant, soft, giving, compliant, obedient, dependable, controllable, manageable, steady, sane, sensible, careful, civilized, manageable, controllable, reasonable, nice, controlled, delicate, gentle, tame, behaved, orderly, calm, mild, moderate, willing, involuntary, unwilling, flexible, yielding, willing, manageable,

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