Willful

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  • adjective. Said or done on purpose; deliberate: synonym: voluntary.
  • adjective. Obstinately bent on having one's own way.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. etc. See wilful, etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary.
  • adjective. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory.
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  • adjective. Done in a manner which was intended.
  • adjective. Intentional.
  • adjective. Stubborn.
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  • adjective. done by design
  • adjective. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
    • Word Usage
    "Adrian Sanders, a Liberal Democrat MP, asked James Murdoch if he was familiar with the term "willful blindness," a legal term referring to executives who purposefully hide behind the excuse of not knowing."
    cross-reference
    arbitrary  obstinate  
    Equivalent
    disobedient  voluntary  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    skillful  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disobedient  flagrant  headstrong  impetuous  insolent  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    advised  aimed  aimed at  arbitrary  autonomous  
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