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Synonyms & Antonyms of willed
(Entry 1 of 2)
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
- a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion
Synonyms for willed
- conscious,
- deliberate,
- intended,
- intentional,
- knowing,
- purposeful,
- purposive,
- set,
- voluntary,
- willful
- (or wilful),
- witting
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willed
verb
past tense of will
Synonyms of willed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to give by means of a will
- willed their house to their adult children
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2
to see fit
- do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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“Willed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2021.
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