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
Unruliness and self-will are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unruliness" instead a noun phrase "Self-will".
Unruliness
Unruliness noun - Refusal to obey.
Usage example: frustrated by the boys' unruliness, the lifeguard asked them to leave the pool
Self-will and unruliness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-will" instead a noun "Unruliness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defiance and self-will
- defiance and unruliness
- disobedience and self-will
- disobedience and unruliness
- rebellion and self-will
- rebellion and unruliness
- tenacity and self-will
- tenacity and unruliness
- stubbornness and self-will
- stubbornness and unruliness
- obstinacy and self-will
- obstinacy and unruliness
- insubordination and self-will
- insubordination and unruliness
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Unruliness and Self-will. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/self-will/unruliness
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