Wayward
adjective
Not following what is expected or desired; disobedient.
The wayward kid was always getting into trouble.
Often appears as...
- wayward child
- wayward behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Going in different directions; unpredictable.
His wayward hair never stayed in one place.
Often appears as...
- wayward hair
- wayward wind
adjective
Not following what is expected or desired; disobedient.
The wayward kid was always getting into trouble.
Often appears as...
- wayward child
- wayward behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Going in different directions; unpredictable.
His wayward hair never stayed in one place.
Often appears as...
- wayward hair
- wayward wind
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
'Wayward' often implies disapproval of one's actions or personality.
The wayward teen faced the consequences of skipping school.
Pro Tip 2/3Behavioral Context
Use 'wayward' to describe people or pets acting against rules or expectations.
Even the trainer struggled with the wayward dog.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Implications
'Wayward' can imply a moral straying when linked to behavior or actions.
The community was shocked by the wayward actions of the once respected official.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
'Wayward' often implies disapproval of one's actions or personality.
The wayward teen faced the consequences of skipping school.
Pro Tip 2/3Behavioral Context
Use 'wayward' to describe people or pets acting against rules or expectations.
Even the trainer struggled with the wayward dog.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Implications
'Wayward' can imply a moral straying when linked to behavior or actions.
The community was shocked by the wayward actions of the once respected official.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
'Wayward' often implies disapproval of one's actions or personality.
The wayward teen faced the consequences of skipping school.
Pro Tip 2/3Behavioral Context
Use 'wayward' to describe people or pets acting against rules or expectations.
Even the trainer struggled with the wayward dog.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Implications
'Wayward' can imply a moral straying when linked to behavior or actions.
The community was shocked by the wayward actions of the once respected official.
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moms and dads the troops of kids in town will pay for wayward cufflinks they use flashlights to search the ground near buildings and streetlights the pier is a particularly popular place
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Dawn Landes: A song for...
nothing consoles me. My mind floats like driftwood, wayward and wild. Ah, listen, dear heart.
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Iceland Puffins PIPE...
moms and dads the troops of kids in town will pay for wayward cufflinks they use flashlights to search the ground near buildings and streetlights the pier is a particularly popular place
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Dawn Landes: A song for...
nothing consoles me. My mind floats like driftwood, wayward and wild. Ah, listen, dear heart.
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Quote examples
Louis Armstrong
American Musician
I do believe that my whole success goes back to that time I was arrested as a wayward boy at the age of thirteen. Because then I had to quit running around and began to learn something. Most of all, I began to learn music.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American Actor
Being a celebrity can be very intoxicating and very addicting. And I've always been afraid of that, because I've grown up post-almost every child star out there who has gone wayward.
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Lana Turner
American Actress
Since my life has been wayward and impulsive, always a search for something that is not there, and then disillusionment, I believe I need all the excuses I can make.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also add to the glory of it.
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Richard Eyre
British Director
Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.
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Kate Winslet
Actress
I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
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Edward Hirsch
American Poet
Writing poetry is such an intense experience that it helps to start the process in a casual or wayward frame of mind.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
I'm dementedly optimistic, and whoever I'm with usually feels they have to balance my more wayward optimism.
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Tom Sizemore
American Actor
I was a wayward kid, a rambunctious and angry teenager, but I found acting as a fifteen-year-old.
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The Undertaker
American Wrestler
I am and have been the reaper of wayward souls for a long time.
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Louis Armstrong
American Musician
I do believe that my whole success goes back to that time I was arrested as a wayward boy at the age of thirteen. Because then I had to quit running around and began to learn something. Most of all, I began to learn music.
Quote examples
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
American Actor
Being a celebrity can be very intoxicating and very addicting. And I've always been afraid of that, because I've grown up post-almost every child star out there who has gone wayward.
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Lana Turner
American Actress
Since my life has been wayward and impulsive, always a search for something that is not there, and then disillusionment, I believe I need all the excuses I can make.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also add to the glory of it.
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Richard Eyre
British Director
Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.
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Kate Winslet
Actress
I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
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Edward Hirsch
American Poet
Writing poetry is such an intense experience that it helps to start the process in a casual or wayward frame of mind.
Quote examples
Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
I'm dementedly optimistic, and whoever I'm with usually feels they have to balance my more wayward optimism.
Quote examples
Tom Sizemore
American Actor
I was a wayward kid, a rambunctious and angry teenager, but I found acting as a fifteen-year-old.
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The Undertaker
American Wrestler
I am and have been the reaper of wayward souls for a long time.
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