strong-willed

1. 1.

   having a determined will

   Synonymsstrong-minded

   Similarstubborn

Questions about strong-willed

What does strong-willed mean?

strong-willed means "having a determined will".

How many syllables are in strong-willed?

strong-willed has 2 syllables: stron-g-willed. The stress falls on "stron".

What is another word for strong-willed?

Close synonyms include strong-minded. 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 strong-willed a common word?

strong-willed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.