Synonyms of willingly

willingly

adverb

1

as in rather

by choice or preference

I would not willingly eat liver, but sometimes I have no choice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rather
• preferably
• readily
• soon
• first
• either
• instead
• fain
• voluntarily
• alternately
• gladly
• alternatively
• optionally
• electively
• obligingly
• wishfully
• desirably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwillingly
• involuntarily
• reluctantly
• forcibly
• willy-nilly

2

as in voluntarily

of one's own free will

I willingly made the campaign contribution; no one pressured me into doing so

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voluntarily
• freely
• deliberately
• intentionally
• knowingly
• consciously
• wittingly
• electively
• of one's own accord
• optionally
• acquiescently
• consentingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• involuntarily
• unconsciously
• reluctantly
• unwittingly
• unwillingly
• unintentionally
• unknowingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of willingly

And despite willingly signing the April agreement, according to Yaffe, John has refused to hand over the remaining personal property. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Bowles told the jury during trial that May would have never willingly abandoned her children. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Contenders looking for a high-floor spark at the top of the lineup — a duck on the pond for their power hitters — will willingly fork over a bit of genuine system depth. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Then, the Clippers willingly expended their draft capital in hopes to open a championship window. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

According to the court, the user is not willingly sharing their location data to Google just by using its services, making for a similar situation as location information shared to, say, telecommunications companies. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Krzyzewski, who declined to be interviewed for this story, understood that value better than most, and willingly contorted his schedule to maximize his program’s airtime. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026

If CosRx can convince people to willingly slather snail mucin on their faces, trusting the brand with hair care is a pretty easy next step. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026

The idea of willingly spending some indeterminate amount of time feeling bad is unthinkable. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026