Synonyms

willingly

American

[wil-ing-lee] / ˈwɪl ɪŋ li /

adverb

in a consenting and often cheerful way.

They volunteer for duty on faraway battlefields, willingly putting their lives on the line to fight and possibly die for their country.

Other Word Forms

overwillingly adverb
prewillingly adverb
quasi-willingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of willingly

First recorded before 900; equivalent to willing ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

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"We're committed to deterring and finding the bad actors, manipulators, and those who willingly cheat."

From BBC

“We’re committed to deterring and finding the bad actors, manipulators, and those who willingly cheat.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Jimbo must have understood me, or had already made up his mind to come along willingly.

From Literature

The challenge, as you point out, is that your relative willingly gave this person power of attorney, and given their deterioration, it will be difficult for them to rescind it.

From MarketWatch

After precious few nights out without our kids, we had willingly suspended our better judgment—only to be reminded, expensively, that there are better ways to signal how you feel.

From The Wall Street Journal

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