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1
not made or done willingly or by choice
- my long stays on the sidelines during our football games were strictly involuntary
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- deliberate,
- freewill,
- intentional,
- uncoerced,
- unforced,
- voluntary,
- willful
- (or wilful),
- willing
2
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
- breathing is involuntary
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- conditioned,
- natural,
- Pavlovian,
- reactive,
- reflex,
- simple,
- subliminal,
- unconscious,
- unforced,
- visceral
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- nonmechanical
3
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
- the abolition of involuntary servitude by civilized society
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“Involuntary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involuntary. Accessed 11 May. 2021.
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The first known use of involuntary was in the 15th century
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