WISHFULLY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

wishfully

adverb

as in gladly

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The Chargers will gladly play a game where each team gets six possessions.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Instead, North Korea has cultivated relations closer to home, especially with Russia, which has gladly accepted thousands of North Korean soldiers for the front lines of its war in Ukraine.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of gladly

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While some states voluntarily handed over the information, the department sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain it -- lawsuits that so far have been unsuccessful.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
In the years since that 2014 study, consumer concerns led many companies to voluntarily remove parabens from their products.

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of voluntarily

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The coaches, administrators, staff and athletes will have no affiliation with our colleges and universities but instead will be employed by their respective professional leagues.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The Singapore Shipping Association also played down the prospect of a broad withdrawal of commercial shipping from the region, suggesting operators would instead adapt to changing trade conditions.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of instead

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Wavecamper, too, installs two individual rear seats standard but offers fifth and sixth seats optionally, expanding the Flex E-Line's capability to serve as a proper everyday MPV for families, as well as a cozy four-sleeper camper van.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 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

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If your team can’t reconstruct what the agent saw and did in March, the auditor can’t either.

— Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Driving isn’t advisable either, nor is one of his other passions, riding a motorcycle, Joel told the Hollywood Reporter in an article that came out Thursday.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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