willfulness
- bullheadedness n.
- fanaticism n.
- hardheadedness n.
- mulishness n.
- obstinateness n.
- obstinateness n.
- obstreperousness n.
- pertinaciousness n.
- pertinacity n.
- perverseness n.
- perversity n.
- pigheadedness n.
- recalcitrance n.
- recalcitrancy n.
- refractoriness n.
- tenaciousness n.
- tenacity n.
- uncontrollability n.
- uncontrollableness n.
- ungovernableness n.
- unmanageability n.
- untowardness n.
- will n.
Example Sentences
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Paralleling the pair’s different formations and aesthetic willfulness, the exhibition emphasizes points of overlap and rejection, sympathy and refusal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness."
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2023
Here, Ariel’s willfulness stems from a deep curiosity about the world on land and a hunger to see it for herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
When Lucas’s actions offend the people around him, the priest’s motivation seems to be sheer willfulness, not spiritual conviction.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
My grandfather, whom everyone called a saint, pampered her in everything and tolerated her willfulness, so that the saying among the family was that Papito was so good, "he pees holy water."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
