SELF-WILL Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word self-will. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SELF-WILL
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obstinacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||||
self-control | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | ||||||||
stubbornness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||||
determination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation • the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose • a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration • deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature • the act of making up your mind about something | ||||||||
independence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail • freedom from control or influence of another or others • the successful ending of the American Revolution | ||||||||
resoluteness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being resolute | ||||||||
self-determination | nounn | |||||||
noun • government of a political unit by its own people • determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion | ||||||||
self-discipline | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of practicing self discipline • the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | ||||||||
self-reliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • personal independence | ||||||||
bullheadedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||||
obstinance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||||
pigheadedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||||
possession | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of having and controlling property • anything owned or possessed • being controlled by passion or the supernatural • a mania restricted to one thing or idea • a territory that is controlled by a ruling state • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior • (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) | ||||||||
self-command | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | ||||||||
self-possession | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | ||||||||
willpower | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | ||||||||
will power | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior |