strong-willed Add to list Share. Someone strong-willed doesn't give up easily. A strong-willed person is determined. Your will is your desire or drive to do something, so a strong-willed person is someone with a powerful will.

What does it mean to have a strong will?

: very determined to do something even if other people say it should not be done.

How do you use Strong willed in a sentence?

Her parents' deaths make her a strong-willed woman. He was extremely strong-willed, set goals for himself on a regular basis and, what is more, he was open-minded, caring and inquiring as well. Bottomley concurs, arguing that she was independent, intelligent and strong-willed.