headstrong

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

stubbornly determined to have one's own way

In a sentence

Headstrong in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing headstrong in a sentence.

The headstrong young heir ignored every warning and squandered his inheritance.

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Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Headstrong (adjective) means stubbornly determined to have one's own way

Here is headstrong used in an example sentence: "The headstrong young heir ignored every warning and squandered his inheritance."

Common synonyms for headstrong include willful, obstinate, stubborn, intractable.

Antonyms of headstrong include compliant, docile, tractable.

Headstrong is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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