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
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
A lot, but two important differences are in willfulness and obstruction.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 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
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
