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

Yet there is something singularly unbecoming about a franchise as American as Superman (and its adjuncts) being willfully stripped of its patriotism and good cheer. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

The letter also warns that anyone who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering to vote or voting would face criminal prosecution. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The letter also warns that anyone who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering to vote or voting would face criminal prosecution. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Beloved legacies in the racing game universe, from Need for Speed, to Colin McRae Dirt, to Grid, to Burnout—the one that’s been most conspicuously absent the longest, somehow—willfully, eagerly thrown away. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 July 2026

There will be those who willfully or cynically refuse to see it that simply. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Last week, Mitchell pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay income tax. — CBS News, 29 June 2026

Any creditor who willfully violates the stay can be liable for damages, attorney fees and costs, and also sometimes punitive damages. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

By denigrating the foundation of our democracy, Trump is willfully eroding it. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026