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

Sutskever is the moral center of the film and grows increasingly uncomfortable as Altman forges ahead with complicated AI models that have learned how to lie, willfully ignoring risks. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

For the tax years 2022 and 2023, Steve Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $155,021, while Ted Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $97,354, prosecutors said. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Yet three successive Democratic presidential campaigns willfully ignored these flashing sirens, instead insisting that Green New Deals and diversity, equity and inclusion programs would appeal to working-class Latino men. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Clinton Roosevelt Dale, 51, is charged with 12 counts of willfully preparing false tax returns for clients and laundering money through his business, Blue Bear Tax Solutions, federal officials said in a news release Tuesday. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026

The three European countries said that Iran willfully departed from the 2015 nuclear deal that lifted the measures. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

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

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