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Synonyms for willingly

Most common

voluntarily gladly happily freely

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Voluntarily

voluntarily, gladly, happily, freely, readily, soon, yarely dated

Other

volitionally formal

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

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

Example sentences

  • happily Ziri's tortoise is living happily in our backyard.
  • freely We continued to enjoy each other's company freely.
  • voluntarily Tom and Mary said they wouldn't do that voluntarily.
  • gladly David gladly agreed to give Amanda piano lessons.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
willinglyrising
happilyrising
freelysteady
voluntarilyfalling
gladlysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
soon1
6 letters
freely2, gladly2, yarely
7 letters
happily3, readily3
11 letters
voluntarily5
12 letters
volitionally

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (freely2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
volontiers
Deutsch
gern
Català
amb molt de gust