Synonyms for willy-nilly
- adverb
Most common
randomly arbitrarily indiscriminately haphazardly nolens volens
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Haphazardly
haphazardly, indiscriminately, every which way, arbitrarily, randomly
2. Nilly-willy — whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or…
nolens volens, nilly-willy dated
Definitions
- adv. 1
Whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.
- adv. 2
Seemingly at random; haphazardly.
Some writers chasing money churn out novels willy-nilly.
Related words
- Other spellings
- willy nilly
Example sentences
- randomly They seem to speak in different languages randomly.
- arbitrarily No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
- indiscriminately Me, I hate people who are indiscriminately friendly.
By length
- 8 letters
- randomly3
- 11 letters
- arbitrarily5, haphazardly4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (randomly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bon gré mal gré