strong-willed

adjective

: very determined to do something even if other people say it should not be done

Examples of strong-willed in a Sentence

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Boyle puts extra meat on Patrick’s bare bones with a soulful performance that meshes precisely with Petticrew’s turn as the slight-in-stature but formidably strong-willed Shiv. —Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Emerson Miller/Paramount+ The first two episodes of Dutton Ranch, the new Yellowstone spinoff featuring beloved couple Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, are now streaming, setting up a new adventure for John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) strong-willed daughter and his loyal foreman. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

The film follows the relationship between a strong-willed older sister and a younger brother who, starved of affection amid a difficult family dynamic, slides toward delinquency. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026

Schmidt will play Lori Gillespie, a strong-willed, self-deprecating attorney. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for strong-willed

• redistilled
• semiskilled
• unfulfilled
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• distilled
• fulfilled
• infilled
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• rebuild
• refilled
• unfilled
• unskilled