Synonyms of fain

fain 1 of 2

adjective

as in willing

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)

during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• willing
• ready
• glad
• inclined
• minded
• disposed
• prepared
• obliging
• amenable
• game
• excited
• eager
• prone
• obedient
• agreeable
• submissive
• desirous
• swift
• favorable
• cooperative
• receptive
• compliant
• responsive
• enthusiastic
• predisposed
• prompt
• quick
• accommodating
• enthused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwilling
• reluctant
• loath
• disinclined
• loth
• averse
• unamenable
• reticent
• loathe

fain

2 of 2

adverb

as in rather

by choice or preference

"I would fain not marry that suitor, my lord," the princess pleaded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rather
• willingly
• preferably
• soon
• readily
• first
• either
• instead
• alternatively
• alternately
• gladly
• voluntarily
• optionally
• wishfully
• desirably
• electively
• obligingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• involuntarily
• reluctantly
• unwillingly
• forcibly
• willy-nilly