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Willful

Intentional; deliberate.

📖 Definitions of "Willful"

adjective

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
deliberateverb	Done on purpose; intentional.
wilful	Intentional; deliberate.
headstrong	Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
knowingnoun	Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
intendednoun	Planned.
intentionalnoun	Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
voluntarynoun	Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
disobedientnoun	Not obedient.
self-willed	Possessing self-will; determined to pursue one's own desires or adhere to one's own opinion..
froward	(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
self-willed	Possessing self-will; determined to pursue one's own desires or adhere to one's own opinion..
headstrong	Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
voluntary	Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
froward	(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
disobedient	Not obedient.
wilful	Intentional; deliberate.
intentional	Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
deliberate	Done on purpose; intentional.
intended	Planned.
knowing	Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
obstinate	Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
stubborn	Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
wilfully	Deliberately, on purpose.
wayward	Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
malicious	Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
conscious	Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
aware	Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
purposeful	Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional.
purposive	Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
arbitrary	(usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

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