wayward
Meaning of wayward
adjective
- Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
- Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable
- Not on target
Information about wayward
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of wayward
way-ward
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- wayward is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
wayward synonyms
Meaning contrary:
Meaning :
capricious, disobedient, froward, headstrong, insubordinate, obdurate, undisciplined, willful
Translation of wayward
- Spanish: terco, testarudo, obstinado, obstinada, terca, testaruda, recalcitrante, contumaz, pertinaz
- French: récalcitrant, bourru
- Italian: ostinato, testardo, caparbio
- German: störrisch, querköpfig
Words that rhyme with wayward
Ward, ward, Americaward, Laward, award, misaward, proaward, reaward, seaward, superaward, thraward, vaward, arcticward, Edward, Godward, Windward, Woodward, adward, amidward, bedward, childward, cloudward, edward, fieldward, godward, groundward, headward, hindward, hoardward, landward, midlandward, midward, redward, strandward, weirdward, windward, woodward, worldward, yondward, Europeward, Eward, Hereward, Leeward, Romeward, Seward, Steward, aforeward, archsteward, battleward, bridgeward
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