Synonyms of willed

willed 1 of 2

adjective

ˈwild 

as in conscious

made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing

a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conscious
• deliberate
• voluntary
• intended
• willful
• intentional
• purposeful
• purposive
• planned
• knowing
• calculated
• reasoned
• designed
• witting
• set
• considered
• thoughtful
• weighed
• advised
• studied
• measured
• premeditated
• optional
• volunteer
• elective
• discretionary
• premeditative
• prepense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chance
• inadvertent
• random
• unwitting
• unintentional
• accidental
• sudden
• haphazard
• incidental
• necessary
• purposeless
• forced
• aimless
• impetuous
• required
• abrupt
• involuntary
• nondeliberate
• desultory
• ordered
• compulsory
• nonpurposive
• mandatory
• spontaneous
• obligatory
• instinctive
• coerced
• hit-or-miss
• impulsive
• casual
• impromptu
• extemporaneous
• nonelective
• unforced
• unpremeditated

willed

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verb

past tense of will

1

as in bequeathed

to give by means of a will

willed their house to their adult children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bequeathed
• left
• deeded
• passed (down)
• devised
• handed down
• handed on

2

as in pleased

to see fit

do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleased
• wanted
• wished
• chose
• liked
• desired
• craved
• died (for)
• fancied
• sighed (for)
• coveted
• longed (for)
• hungered (for)
• itched (for)
• yearned (for)
• ached (for)
• pined (for)
• determined
• decided
• panted (after)
• resolved
• hankered (for)
• thirsted (for)
• lusted (for or after)
• repined (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of willed

Adjective

In addition to Marmee, there’s Aunt March who serves as an even stronger willed maternal figure for the March sisters. — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026

Toolson made his first five shots in the second half and almost willed TCU to a comeback by himself. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2026

Verb

The buzz began to build inside Hard Rock Stadium, capacity 64,478, as the England crowd willed its side forward. — Russell Lewis, NPR, 11 July 2026

But the limitations of a body of a forty-year-old cannot be willed away, especially without much in the way of reps. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026