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SELF-WILL Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word self-will. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SELF-WILL

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acquiescence
nounn
noun

• acceptance without protest

• agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

compliance
nounn
noun

• acting according to certain accepted standards

• a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

• the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

deference
nounn
noun

• a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

• courteous regard for people's feelings

• a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

dependence
nounn
noun

• the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

docility
nounn
noun

• the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

meekness
nounn
noun

• the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

• a disposition to be patient and long suffering

obedience
nounn
noun

• the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

• the trait of being willing to obey

• behavior intended to please your parents

submission
nounn
noun

• something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

• the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

• the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else

• the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

• a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

• an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

• (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing

submissiveness
nounn
noun

• the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.

yielding
adjectiveadj
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of conceding or yielding

adjective satellite

• inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

• lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

• tending to give in or surrender or agree

Alternatives for ACQUIESCENCE

Alternatives for COMPLIANCE

Alternatives for DEFERENCE

Alternatives for DEPENDENCE

Alternatives for DOCILITY

Alternatives for MEEKNESS

Alternatives for OBEDIENCE

Alternatives for SUBMISSION

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