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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There’s a willfulness to the story that isn’t always easy to overlook, though the fluid staging gives the events a natural flow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness."
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2023
That’s important because the Justice Department historically looks for willfulness, or an intent to mishandle government secrets, in deciding whether to bring criminal charges.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Petrenko, small and smiling, his gestures precise, is the antithesis of willfulness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
When he was grown Lord Sorve in the willfulness of old age named him heir of Estre.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
