self-willed

adjective

ˌself-ˈwild 

: governed by one's own will : not yielding to the wishes of others : obstinate

self-willedly

ˌself-ˈwild-lē 

adverb

self-willedness

ˌself-ˈwild-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• adamant
• adamantine
• bullheaded
• dogged
• hard
• hard-nosed
• hardened
• hardheaded
• headstrong
• immovable
• implacable
• inconvincible
• inflexible
• intransigent
• mulish
• obdurate
• obstinate
• opinionated
• ossified
• pat
• pertinacious
• perverse
• pigheaded
• self-opinionated
• stiff-necked
• stubborn
• unbending
• uncompromising
• unrelenting
• unyielding
• willful
• wilful

Examples of self-willed in a Sentence

a self-willed toddler who refused to take her shoes off in the examining room

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above