wayward
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: contrary, unmanageable
Synonyms:
aberrant
arbitrary
balky
capricious
changeable
contumacious
cross-grained
delinquent
disobedient
disorderly
errant
erratic
fickle
flighty
fractious
froward
headstrong
immoral
inconstant
incorrigible
insubordinate
intractable
mulish
obdurate
obstinate
ornery
perverse
rebellious
recalcitrant
refractory
restive
self-indulgent
self-willed
stubborn
uncompliant
undependable
ungovernable
unpredictable
unruly
unstable
variable
whimsical
willful
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