wishfully

adverb

as in gladly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wishfully
  1. gladly
  2. voluntarily
  3. instead
  4. optionally
  5. either
Adverb
  • Freedom is a business someone else would gladly buy, on your timeline, at your price.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Advertisement Kim gladly devotes himself to a quiet life as a father and office worker, and the SMD leaves him alone.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of gladly
Adverb
  • There are also incentives for manufacturers to voluntarily test products.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bristol Myers has also voluntarily paused enrollment in autoimmune trials evaluating its own CAR-T treatment zola-cel.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of voluntarily
Adverb
  • Matt Bevin has missed several court dates in the case and did not attend the May 29 hearing in person as required by the judge, appearing via Zoom instead.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Hospitals fought back, and Congress rejected the proposal, instead favoring a voluntary approach desired by the industry.
    — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of instead
Adverb
  • Radica then offers both single and double lower sleeper platforms optionally so buyers can set up a lower bed for one or two people.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This includes cameras, microphones, and optionally radar, which watch the surrounding area in all directions.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of optionally
Adverb
  • Rice hasn’t missed a step defensively either, covering wide areas with ease.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This time, there’s still no guarantee of making it down alive, either.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of either
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“Wishfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wishfully. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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