wayward[adjective]Synonyms: erratic, capricious, inconstant, ungovernable, unmanageable, unpredictable, unruly
Contrasted words: complaisant, good-natured
Related Words: capricious,
fickle,
inconstant,
unstable,
variable [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
way‧ward /ˈweɪwəd $ -wərd/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: awayward 'turned away' (13-16 centuries), from away + -ward]
behaving badly, in a way that is difficult to control:
a wayward teenager—waywardness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲