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US/ˈhed.strɑːŋ/
UK/ˈhed.strɒŋ/
determined to do what you want and unwilling to listen to advice
In context
As a headstrong teenager, I ignored all my parents' advice about university.
She was too headstrong to admit that her plan wasn't working.
The headstrong young manager changed the whole system without asking anyone.
Words that go with headstrong
adjective + noun
- headstrong girlIn the novel, she is a headstrong girl who always gets her own way.
- headstrong childRaising a headstrong child takes a lot of patience.
- headstrong womanHis grandmother was a headstrong woman who ran the family business alone.
- headstrong natureHer headstrong nature often got her into trouble at school.
adverb + adjective
- too headstrongHe was too headstrong to listen to his coach.
- rather headstrongMy younger brother can be rather headstrong at times.