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  1. stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-willnoun

    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

    Synonyms:
    self-command, obstinance, mulishness, bullheadedness, will power, willpower, self-control, possession, obstinacy, pigheadedness, stubbornness, self-possession

  2. self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-willnoun

    the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

    Synonyms:
    pigheadedness, obstinance, ownership, obstinacy, self-discipline, will power, willpower, self-control, possession, self-command, stubbornness, self-possession, monomania, bullheadedness, self-denial

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How to use self-will in a sentence?

  1. Nicole Hamilton:

    He always told me he was innocent, and he always told me he was gonna prove to the world that he was innocent, and it just really showed me that your determination, even just your self-will is your power.

  2. Joseph Sledge:

    I had confidence in my own self. The self will and the patience, patience is the word.

  3. Debbie Allen:

    We are all trying to heal, whether we have this virus right now or not. We are connected -- every last one of us, everyone knows somebody that has it. Everyone is in a community that is threatened by it. There's not place on this planet that is free of it. So this dance is an expression of joy and freedom and self-will. You are willing yourself to be powerful and you are willing yourself to breathe and be free and to face any challenge.

  4. Martha Beck:

    Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.

  5. Anonymous:

    Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

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