willed

willed

adj \ˈwild\

Definition of WILLED

1

: having a will especially of a specified kind —usually used in combination <strong-willed>

2

: deliberate

Examples of WILLED

1. <a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion>

First Known Use of WILLED

14th century

Related to WILLED

Synonyms: conscious, deliberate, intended, knowing, purposeful, purposive, set, voluntary, intentional, willful (or wilful), witting

Antonyms: nondeliberate, nonpurposive, unintentional

Related Words: designed, planned; conscious; advised, calculated, considered, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, weighed; premeditated, premeditative, prepense; discretionary, elective, optional, volunteer

Near Antonyms: inadvertent, unwitting; accidental, chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, incidental, random; aimless, desultory, purposeless; abrupt, impetuous, sudden; coerced, forced, involuntary; compulsory, mandatory, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, ordered, required; casual; extemporaneous, impromptu, impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, unforced, unpremeditated

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Rhymes with WILLED

build, dilled, gild, gilled, guild, skilled, twilled