Synonyms of willfully

willfully

adverb

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing

willfully chose to risk pneumonia by jumping into a freezing lake on a dare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentionally
• deliberately
• purposely
• knowingly
• purposefully
• consciously
• voluntarily
• designedly
• wittingly
• willingly
• purposively
• on purpose
• advisedly
• calculatedly
• studiedly
• premeditatedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inadvertently
• unconsciously
• unwittingly
• accidentally
• unintentionally
• incidentally
• randomly
• unknowingly
• involuntarily
• spontaneously
• instinctively
• haphazardly
• unwillingly
• impulsively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of willfully

Hours later, her parents were arrested in Carter County, Tennessee — more than 350 miles away — and charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Following an extensive investigation, Saylor's parents have been arrested and charged under South Carolina law relating to unlawfully placing a child at risk of or causing harm, or willfully abandoning a child. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

On March 24, a jury in New Mexico ruled that the social media giant willfully violated consumer protection laws by harming children's mental health through its deceptive product design. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Voters should understand that these decisions are made willfully and with plenty of warnings. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

As China expands its legal power, the United States is willfully eroding its own. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

The person, whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully causing a fire resulting in injury to fires, obstructing or delaying a police investigation and willfully resisting, obstructing or delaying a fire investigation. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Contempt of Congress is a federal misdemeanor in which an individual willfully disobeys or impedes a congressional investigation. — Connor Greene, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Inside the courtroom, Begoun told the judge and prosecutor what had happened and argued his client had not willfully failed to appear. — Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026