Meanings
adjectivestrong-willed (comparative more strong-willed, superlative most strong-willed)
comparative more strong-willed · superlative most strong-willed · alternative strongwilled
- Having a vigorous, independent will.
The railway faces a line-up of strong-willed metro mayors with four-year terms and a new big-majority government covering the same period.
2024 November 13, Peter Plisner, “Rail's role in Labour's "devolution revolution"”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 61
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a determined will
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Translations
Bulgarian волеви, решителен
- волеви (volevi)having a vigorous, independent will
- решителен (rešitelen)having a vigorous, independent will
Finnish lujatahtoinen, vahvatahtoinen
- lujatahtoinenhaving a vigorous, independent will
- vahvatahtoinenhaving a vigorous, independent will
German willensstark
- willensstarkhaving a vigorous, independent will
Māori hinengaro pūkeke, hinengaro pakari
- hinengaro pūkekehaving a vigorous, independent will
- hinengaro pakarihaving a vigorous, independent will
Russian волевой
- волевой (volevoj)having a vigorous, independent will
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APA
strong-willed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strong-willed
MLA
“strong-willed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strong-willed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strong-willed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strong-willed.
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