headstrong

Questions about headstrong

What does headstrong mean?

headstrong means "habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition".

How many syllables are in headstrong?

headstrong has 2 syllables: head-strong. The stress falls on "head". In IPA it is /ˈhɛdˌstɹɔŋ/.

What is another word for headstrong?

Close synonyms include froward, self-willed, willful, wilful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is headstrong a common word?

headstrong is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with headstrong?

1 word rhymes with headstrong. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.