WISHFULLY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

wishfully

adverb

as in gladly

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Their customers are busy professionals who don’t enjoy shopping, don’t want to think about what to wear each morning, and would gladly eliminate laundry and dry cleaning from their weekly routines.

— Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
He was originally only meant to play six shows at Wembley, but gladly doubled the number of performances when demand for tickets skyrocketed.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of gladly

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Harris first joined DeKalb police in 2014 before voluntarily resigning in 2020, Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council records show.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Key to the settlement was the notion that detainees who work voluntarily in immigration detention facilities are employees.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of voluntarily

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Then, through circumstances beyond their control, the joy was gone, and instead they were forced to play in defense of our national pride and honor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The brand would be wiser to instead focus on making healthy meals for a night in watching Love Island.

— Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of instead

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However, the new planes Boeing is currently working on, that will eventually replace the Qatari donated jet, will not have that capability either.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
No great savings on your grocery bill either, including on one of Florida's most famous exports.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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