Imperative and Willful

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Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Willful and imperative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willful" instead an adjective "Imperative".

Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively

Willful adjective - Having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity.

Usage example: a willful disregard for the rights of others

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Imperative and willful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imperative" instead an adjective "Willful".

Nearby Words: willed, willfulness, willfully

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