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

2 of 2

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

Some of Thomas’s critique appeared to be aimed at weak-willed conservatives, including his fellow-Justices, for being, as Thomas perceives it, too spineless to stand up for the ideals enshrined in the Declaration. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

Meanwhile, gracious but iron-willed family matriarch Claudine works tirelessly behind the scenes to hush up family scandals. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Verb

Evans willed his way to an even brawl before Dominik Mysterio interfered with a cheapshot. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026