All willful synonyms

adjective willful

• malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
• purposive — having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design.
• malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
• malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
• maleficent — doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
• obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
• stubborn — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
• headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
• persistent — persistence
• perverse — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
• adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
• bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
• contumacious — stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
• dogged — doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!
• fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
• froward — willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
• inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
• intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
• intransigent — refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
• mulish — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
• obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
• pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
• pigheaded — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
• refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
• resolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
• self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
• stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
• uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
• unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
• voluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
• premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
• purposeful — having a purpose.
• willed — having a will (usually used in combination): strong-willed; weak-willed.
• contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
• designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
• intended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
• planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
• studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
• unforced — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
• volitional — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
• willing — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
• witting — knowing; aware; conscious.
• obstreperous — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
• awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
• unruly — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
• difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
• deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
• determined — If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
• intentional — done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
• conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.