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Synonyms for wayward in English

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wayward:
- unpredictable; capricious; fickle; whimsical; changeable; wayward; incalculable; unsteady; unstable; baroque; freakish; freak; obstinate; dogged; mulish; headstrong; wilful; willful; contrary; perverse

English

Detailed Synonyms for wayward in English

wayward:

wayward adj

wayward
unpredictable; capricious; fickle; whimsical; changeable; wayward; incalculable; unsteady; unstable; baroque; freakish; freak
- unpredictable adj
- capricious adj
- fickle adj
- whimsical adj
- changeable adj
- wayward adj
- incalculable adj
- unsteady adj
- unstable adj
- baroque adj
- freakish adj
- freak adj
wayward
obstinate; dogged; mulish; wayward; headstrong; wilful; willful
- obstinate adj
- dogged adj
- mulish adj
- wayward adj
- headstrong adj
- wilful adj, variant spelling
- willful adj
wayward

– resistant to guidance or discipline ¹
contrary; obstinate; wayward; perverse
– resistant to guidance or discipline ¹
- contrary adj
  - Mary Mary quite contrary¹
- obstinate adj
  - an obstinate child with a violent temper¹
- wayward adj
  - wayward behavior¹
- perverse adj
  - a perverse mood¹

Related Words for "wayward":

waywardness, waywardly

Alternate Synonyms for "wayward":

contrary; obstinate; perverse; disobedient

Related Definitions for "wayward":

resistant to guidance or discipline¹
- wayward behavior¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University