Balkiness
Balkiness noun - Refusal to obey.
Usage example: the teen's unrelenting balkiness was truly frustrating
Self-will
Self-will noun - A steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: a schoolboy with a streak of self-will and rebellion
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defiance and balkiness
- defiance and self-will
- stubbornness and balkiness
- stubbornness and self-will
- obstinacy and balkiness
- obstinacy and self-will
- pertinacity and balkiness
- pertinacity and self-will
- bullheadedness and balkiness
- bullheadedness and self-will
- pigheadedness and balkiness
- pigheadedness and self-will
- contrariness and balkiness
- contrariness and self-will
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