Antonyms for willful
ˈwɪl fəlwill·ful

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. willfuladjective

   Done in a manner which was intended.

   Synonyms:
   voluntary, volitional

2. willfuladjective

   Stubborn.

   Synonyms:
   spiteful, headstrong, obstinate, self-willed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. willful

   Antonyms:
   undesigned, accidental, unintentional, unpremeditated, docile, obedient, amenable, manageable, deferential, considerate, thoughtful

   Synonyms:
   purposed, deliberate, designed, intentional, prepense, premeditated, preconcerted, wayward, refractory, stubborn, self-willed, headstrong

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. willful, wilfuladjective

   done by design

   "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"

   Antonyms:
   obedient, nonvoluntary, involuntary, unvoluntary

   Synonyms:
   froward, headstrong, self-willed, wilful

2. froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilfuladjective

   habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

   Antonyms:
   unvoluntary, obedient, involuntary, nonvoluntary

   Synonyms:
   froward, wilful, headstrong, self-willed

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. willfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   refractory, headstrong, perverse, disobedient, inflexible

How to use willful in a sentence?

1. Rod Rosenstein:

   Even the best law enforcement officers make mistakes and ... some engage in willful misconduct, we can only hope to maintain public confidence if we correct mistakes, hold wrongdoers accountable and adopt policies to prevent problems from recurring.

2. New York:

   Fines of up to $250,000 can be assessed for each act of willful discrimination, and damages are available to complainants.

3. Richard K. Morgan:

   Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force dictated by an élite, enforced by thugs, uniformed or not, and upheld by a willful ignorance and stupidity on the part of the very majority whom the system oppresses.

4. Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia:

   Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things First, a dissatisfaction with self-a felt void or need second, a decision to change-to fill the void or need and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change-the willful act of making the change Doing Something.

5. Alexander Pope:

   The general cry is against ingratitude, but the complaint is misplaced, it should be against vanity; none but direct villains are capable of willful ingratitude; but almost everybody is capable of thinking he hath done more that another deserves, while the other thinks he hath received less than he deserves.

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