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

If officials, or private staff acting with them, willfully violated spectators’ constitutional rights, federal criminal charges could follow. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

And yes, viewers will come away with the impression that Elizabeth Holmes lied her way to fame and fortune, over and over, knowingly and willfully. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

HOAs willfully violating the statute can be sued by the homeowner and could be liable for a civil penalty of up to $2,000 and the homeowner’s attorney fees. — Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors told jurors earlier that Fairbarn willfully caused the bird physical pain, noting feathers were found on the hotel floor. — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Her writing carries a distinctly evolved candor, which is saying something for someone as willfully exposed as Chinouriri. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

The whole set-up is willfully exaggerated but also looks like the sort of makeshift studio that actually existed in 1927 when the play is set. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026

She was accused of willfully violating a Presidential Executive Order, the orders of the DHS Secretary, circumventing leadership, and frustrating the will of the American people. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026