Antonyms for willfully
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : wil-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪl fəl |
Definition of willfully
Origin :- c.1200, "strong-willed," from will (n.) + -ful. Willfully is late Old English wilfullice "of one's own free will, voluntarily;" bad sense of "on purpose" is attested from late 14c.
- As in on purpose : adv done of one's own free will
- As in purposely : adv intentionally
- As in blindly : adv carelessly
- As in intentionally : adv purposely
- As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
- As in deliberately : adv intentionally
- As in designedly : adv intentionally
- If Bill had been caught napping, he must have willfully gone to sleep.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- But the spirit of jest made the boss reckless and willfully disobedient.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- But the being who willfully creates pain and evil cannot be benevolent.
- Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
- We were like sheep, blindly, willfully following an unwise leader.
- Extract from : « A Ribband of Blue » by J. Hudson Taylor
- So, never even question again if I could hurt you willfully.
- Extract from : « The Forsaken Inn » by Anna Katharine Green
- I have never done you any wrong—not wittingly and willfully, at any rate.
- Extract from : « The Master Builder » by Henrik Ibsen
- Only that the accounts seem to have been willfully tangled up.
- Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
- So in this case, whatever was said by the defendant must have been "willfully" said.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- You are too good to willfully deceive any one to their harm.
- Extract from : « A Changed Heart » by May Agnes Fleming
- To do this willfully, deliberately, in the chase after mere pleasure, is not a small sin.
- Extract from : « Popular Amusements » by J. T. Crane
Synonyms for willfully
- advisedly
- after consideration
- apurpose
- bullheadedly
- by design
- calculatedly
- calculatingly
- consciously
- contumaciously
- deliberately
- designed
- designedly
- determinedly
- doggedly
- emphatically
- explicitly
- expressly
- firmly
- fixedly
- foolishly
- freely
- headstrongly
- heedlessly
- impulsively
- in cold blood
- inconsiderately
- independently
- indomitably
- inflexibly
- intentionally
- intractably
- knowingly
- meaningfully
- mulishly
- obdurately
- obtusely
- of one's own free will
- on purpose
- opinionatedly
- passionately
- persistently
- pertinaciously
- pigheadedly
- pointedly
- premeditatedly
- premeditatively
- prepensely
- purblindly
- purposedly
- purposefully
- purposely
- purposively
- recalcitrantly
- recklessly
- regardlessly
- resistantly
- resolutely
- resolvedly
- senselessly
- staunchly
- steadfastly
- stolidly
- studiously
- tenaciously
- thoughtlessly
- to that end
- tumultuously
- unamenably
- unflinchingly
- unimpressibly
- unreasonably
- unreasoningly
- unrelentingly
- unwaveringly
- unyieldingly
- voluntarily
- willfully
- with a view to
- with eyes wide open
- with full intent
- with intent
- with malice aforethought
- without qualms
- without rhyme or reason
- wittingly
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