Antonyms for willinglywill·ing·ly

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1. willinglyadverb

   Synonyms:
   happily, gladly

2. willinglyadverb

   Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

   Synonyms:
   gladly, happily

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

1. willingly

   Antonyms:
   unwillingly

   Synonyms:
   voluntarily, spontaneously, gratuitously, freely

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:3.0 / 2 votes

1. willingly, volitionallyadverb

   in a willing manner

   "I willingly accept"

   Antonyms:
   unwillingly

   Synonyms:
   volitionally

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. reluctantly

   ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

   he was able to eat his vegetables willingly.

   Submitted by JP03 on September 8, 2015  

How to use willingly in a sentence?

1. Michel de Montaigne:

   The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.

2. Chris Murphy:

   We are made weaker in the eyes of the world when we willingly participate in war crimes, when we allow our partners to engage in the slaughter of innocents.

3. Elena Parent:

   It was reckless and irresponsible for the Georgia Senate Republicans to hold an in-person hearing without requiring masks and social distancing during a pandemic. Clearly the COVID risk from( Giuliani) and team, who have been attending hearings maskless all around the country, was high and they willingly endangered all of us to pander to Donald Trump.

4. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

5. Lynda Barry:

   Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.

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