willful English

Meaning willful meaning

What does willful mean?

willful

— adjective (= wilful) done by design the insult was intentional willful disobedience

— adjective (= froward) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

Synonyms willful synonyms

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wilful

stubborn

obstinate

headstrong

hardheaded

froward

wayward

self-willed

pigheaded

pertinacious

opinionated

intentional

deliberate

self-opinionated

refractory

pig-headed

disobedient

considered

wrongheaded

witting

voluntary

volitional

unmanageable

unconventional

thoughtful

selfishness

selfish

self willed

self opinionated

resistant

recalcitrant

reasoned

purposive

purposeful

purposed

propositive

premeditated

peremptory

opinionative

one’s own way

motivated

hidebound

heady

expedient

difficult

desirable

contumacious

capricious

as one pleases

arbitrary

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Stubborn

• What words describe someone who is stubborn?
  stubborn adamant bull-headed conservative dogged enduring hardened hardheaded headstrong immovable impenitent incorrigible indomitable inflexible intractable mulish obdurate obstinate persistent pig-headed recalcitrant relentless stiff-necked strong-willed stubborn as stubborn as a mule tenacious unbending uncompromising ungovernable unmanageable unrepentant unyielding willful

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Willing

• What words refer to being willing to do something?
  willing acquiescent agreeable compliant disposed fain free game kindly morale offer readily ready ungrudging volition volitional voluntary volunteer will willful