willful
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Synonyms & Antonyms for willful
Synonyms
balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, disobedient, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward
Antonyms
amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable
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Pan, the daemon of Lyra Belacqua (Logan star Dafne Keen) — a willful orphan girl living at Jordan College in this alternate world — will be voiced by the Kit Connor, who played a younger version of Elton John in this year’s movie musical Rocketman. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Meet the daemons: HBO's His Dark Materials reveals voice cast," 30 Aug. 2019 There are moments of loveliness in Tarantino’s portrait of his hometown, even as its willful rewriting of reality feels self-indulgent. — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, "Summer movies circa 2019: A season of random blips and nostalgia trips," 29 Aug. 2019 There is also, in these young stars, a willful disavowal of everything that came before. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "The Loneliest Generation Embraces Billie Eilish," 23 Aug. 2019 Vita & Virginia, debuting in theaters tomorrow, tells the story of the affair between the reedy British novelist Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki) and Lady Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton), an eccentric and willful aristocrat. — Vogue, "Inspired by Vita & Virginia, 5 Takes on English Country Style," 22 Aug. 2019 Caleb Blake Hill is held in the Limestone County jail without bail set on a charge of torture/willful abuse of a child, according to the sheriff’s office. — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al, "Man accused of abusing 1-year-old girl, blaming injuries on 4-year-old," 14 Aug. 2019 Tuesday's filing was one of many steps in an uphill legal battle for the group, which made the same claim of the federal government's willful dismissal of these laws when building border-wall prototypes in San Diego. — Andrew Nicla, azcentral, "Arizona environmental group seeks injunction to halt construction of Trump's border wall," 6 Aug. 2019 Williams was charged with resisting arrest, simple assault and willful interference with police dogs. — Fox News, "New Hampshire man tries to bite police dog after 'behaving erratically' in hotel room, officials say," 2 July 2019 The family's suit is seeking damages in excess of $50,000, alleging negligence, willful and wanton conduct, assault, battery, false arrest and emotional distress. — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, "12-year-old boy sitting on bed shot in knee during police raid, lawsuit says," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'willful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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