From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstrong-willedˌstrong-ˈwilled adjective DETERMINEDknowing exactly what you want to do and being determined to achieve it, even if other people advise you against it OPP weak-willed
Examples from the Corpus
strong-willed• This is a strong-willed and sometimes rather aggressive breed, which needs firm handling from puppyhood.• They also have a greater tendency to rate themselves as ambitious, highly sexed, strong-willed and well endowed.• At seventy-nine, she is as strong-willed as she ever was.• She was tall, dark-haired and strong-willed, characteristics which were largely repeated in all of Jack's long-term relationships.• Or did they simply doubt his willingness to drive two strong-willed factions toward a resolution?• She wondered why strong-willed Miranda was going along with what Adam wanted.• the strong-willed party leader• She was a strong-willed woman, diagnosed as schizophrenic, with a quieter more passive husband.• My maternal grandmother was a strong-willed woman.• But the story of these two strong-willed women is one of tragedy and struggle.• Sally was only 14, but Nick no longer knew how to handle his strong-willed young daughter. 