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

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

Power scored an Ivy League tournament-record 44 points and hit a clutch, season-saving three-pointer with 2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and willed Pennsylvania to an 88-84 win in the conference title game on Sunday. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 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