Tractable and Willful

Opposite meaning words

Tractable adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.

Usage example: put the dog in obedience classes, with the hopes of making her a little more tractable

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Willful is an antonym for tractable.

Nearby Words: tract, traction

Willful adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

Usage example: a particularly willful horse that took weeks to break to saddle

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Tractable is an antonym for willful.

Nearby Words: willed, willfulness, willfully

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