self-willed; obstinate (of an action) heedless; rash
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•strong /ˈhɛdˌstrɔŋ, -ˌstrɑŋ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- determined to have one's own way;
obstinate.
head•strong
(hed′strông′, -strong′),USA pronunciation adj.
head′strong′ly, adv.
head′strong′ness, n.
- determined to have one's own way;
willful;
stubborn;
obstinate:a headstrong young man. - proceeding from or exhibiting willfulness:a headstrong course.
- Middle English heedstronge. See head, strong 1350–1400
head′strong′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See willful.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tractable, docile.
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'headstrong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affectionate
- balky
- brainish
- bull-headed
- contrary
- contumacious
- hellbender
- incautious
- intractable
- mulish
- obstinate
- perverse
- rackle
- ramstam
- refractory
- stubborn
- testy
- wanton
- wayward
- wilful
- willful