Definitions

willed

[wild] / wɪld /

ADJECTIVE

hereditary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

genetic inborn transmitted

WEAK

ancestral bequeathed family genealogical handed-down heritable inbred inheritable inherited lineal maternal paternal patrimonial traditional transmissible

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acquired

ADJECTIVE

uncompelled

Synonyms

WEAK

autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willful wished witting

ADJECTIVE

unforced

Synonyms

WEAK

autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willful wished witting

ADJECTIVE

voluntary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spontaneous

STRONG

chosen free independent volunteer

WEAK

autonomous deliberate designful discretional elected free-willed freely gratuitous honorary intended intentional opted optional unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional willful wished witting

Antonyms

WEAK

forced involuntary obligatory unwilling

ADJECTIVE

willful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conscious deliberate intentional premeditated purposeful

WEAK

contemplated designed intended planned studied unforced volitional willing witting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accidental unintentional unplanned

WEAK

flexible involuntary unwilling willing yielding

Example Sentences

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"It is pure intention: if there is chaos, it is authored chaos: if it is ugly, it is designed ugliness; if it is absurd, it is willed absurdity."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

He didn’t wander into greatness: he pursued it, willed it, achieved it.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

I have willed her 100% of my estate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

“God has willed it,” Zhao, who had obtained Emirati citizenship, tweeted in Arabic with a photo of the pair, wearing a traditional thobe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Seeing his mother’s grief, the boy willed himself to get up.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

willed

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