wayward

Meaning

1. Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
2. Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable.
3. Not on target.

Synonyms

obstinate

wilful

unruly

stubborn

headstrong

contrary

disobedient

perverse

self-willed

wanton

opinionated

willful

capricious

froward

delinquent

moody

hardheaded

wild

crotchety

pigheaded

cranky

self-will

self-opinionated

pettish

peevish

pig-headed

recalcitrant

insubordinate

undisciplined

restive

rogue

roguish

romping

rough

shrewish

splenetic

strayed

sulky

sullen

surly

testy

unbalanced

ungovernable

ungoverned

unmannerly

unpredictable

untoward

unyielding

vixenish

waspish

Translations

eigensinnig

launisch

δύστροπος

eigenzinnig

rebelle

capricieux

caprichoso

weerspannig

voluntarioso

ιδιότροπος

obstinément

πεισματάρης

entêté

entêtée

eigenwillig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪwə(ɹ)d/

Etymology

Shortening of away + -ward.