strong-willedadjective
uk/ˌstrɒŋˈwɪld/us/ˌstrɑːŋˈwɪld/If you are strong-willed, you are determined to behave in a particular way although there might be good reasons for not doing so:
She's very strong-willed and if she's decided to drop out of school, nothing will stop her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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