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will·ful (wil·ful)
 willful (wilful)
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- pronunciation:
- wIl
f
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
according to one's will or intentions; intentional; deliberate.
The explosion was not an accident but a willful act of violence.- synonyms:
- conscious, deliberate, intentional, meditated, studied, witting
- antonyms:
- accidental, unintentional
- similar words:
- aforethought, intended, knowing, planned, purposeful, voluntary
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| definition 2: |
obstinate; stubborn.
He is a willful child whose favorite word is "No!"- synonyms:
- bullheaded, contrary, headstrong, inflexible, obstinate, pigheaded, strong-willed, stubborn
- antonyms:
- amenable, biddable, docile
- similar words:
- adamant, froward, hardheaded, intractable, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, perverse, resistant, unyielding
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| related words: |
contumacious, headstrong, wanton, wayward |
adverb + (adj.)willful (wilful)
merely, seemingly
(adj.)willful (wilful)
+ adverb
otherwise
(adj.)willful (wilful)
+ noun
act,
amnesia,
assertion,
attempt,
behavior,
blindness,
breach,
character,
combination,
concealment,
conduct,
contempt,
contrivance,
creature,
cruelty,
defiance,
deformation,
denial,
destruction,
disbelief,
disobedience,
disregard,
distortion,
endangerment,
failure,
faith,
flouting,
human,
ignorance,
indifference,
injury,
intent,
manipulation,
misconduct,
misreading,
misunderstanding,
misuse,
murder,
negation,
neglect,
property,
reaction,
reality,
refusal,
rejection,
sabotage,
self,
suspension,
violation
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| derivations: |
willfully (adv.), willfulness (n.) |
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