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Self-willed

Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.

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Disobedient 84% connected

Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Disobedient 84% connected

Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Froward 92% connected

Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Headstrong 92% connected

Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.

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Wilful 92% connected

Alt. of Wilfulness

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Willful 92% connected

Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.

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-ferous unknown · 78% connection

A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle.

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Ad libitum unknown · 78% connection

At one's pleasure; as one wishes.

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Adieu interj. & adv. · 78% connection

Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.

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Adverse adjective · 78% connection

In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adver…

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Amnesia noun · 78% connection

Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of…

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Benediction noun · 78% connection

A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of…

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Benedictory adjective · 78% connection

Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer.

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Complaisance noun · 78% connection

Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtes…

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Consult verb · 78% connection

To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.

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Defer verb · 78% connection

To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.

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Deference noun · 78% connection

A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complai…

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Desirer noun · 78% connection

One who desires, asks, or wishes.

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Devout verb · 78% connection

Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.

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Dissatisfaction noun · 78% connection

The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappoin…

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Dissatisfy verb · 78% connection

To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of some…

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Explicit adjective · 78% connection

precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes e…

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Extravagant adjective · 78% connection

Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.

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Far adjective · 78% connection

Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.

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