Synonyms of involuntary

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involuntary

adjective

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1

as in spontaneous

not made or done willingly or by choice

my long stays on the sidelines during our football games were strictly involuntary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spontaneous
• accidental
• coerced
• unintentional
• unwilling
• automatic
• forced
• unintended
• will-less
• inadvertent
• instinctive
• unpremeditated
• impulsive
• unplanned
• unconscious
• unprompted
• unwitting
• unknowing

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• voluntary
• deliberate
• intentional
• wilful
• willful
• willing
• conscious
• uncoerced
• unforced
• purposeful
• premeditated
• knowing
• volitional
• planned
• considered
• freewill
• advised
• premeditative
• prepense
• self-inflicted
• self-imposed

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• voluntary
• deliberate
• intentional
• wilful
• willful
• willing
• conscious
• uncoerced
• unforced
• purposeful
• premeditated
• knowing
• volitional
• planned
• considered
• freewill
• advised
• premeditative
• prepense
• self-inflicted
• self-imposed

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2

as in automatic

done instantly and without conscious thought or decision

breathing is involuntary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• automatic
• spontaneous
• reflex
• mechanical
• robotic
• sudden
• instinctive
• mechanic
• instinctual
• unwilling
• abrupt
• natural
• simple
• unconscious
• inadvertent
• knee-jerk
• quick
• unintentional
• impulsive
• unforced
• unreasoned
• conditioned
• visceral
• casual
• impromptu
• subliminal
• blind
• unintended
• unwitting
• reactive
• random
• unplanned
• unpremeditated
• unrehearsed
• hasty
• improvised
• unprompted
• Pavlovian
• unconsidered
• rash
• haphazard
• extemporaneous
• mindless
• impetuous
• unstudied
• snap
• unprepared
• spur-of-the-moment
• extempore
• offhanded
• ready
• offhand
• chance
• off-the-cuff
• chancy
• ad-lib
• hit-or-miss

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• voluntary
• conscious
• deliberate
• intentional
• volitional
• wilful
• willful
• intended
• prepared
• willed
• calculated
• rehearsed
• careful
• nonmechanical
• designed
• refined
• predetermined
• cultivated
• projected
• thoughtful
• meticulous
• reasoned
• considered
• aforethought
• measured
• advised
• foresighted
• studied
• forethoughtful

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• voluntary
• conscious
• deliberate
• intentional
• volitional
• wilful
• willful
• intended
• prepared
• willed
• calculated
• rehearsed
• careful
• nonmechanical
• designed
• refined
• predetermined
• cultivated
• projected
• thoughtful
• meticulous
• reasoned
• considered
• aforethought
• measured
• advised
• foresighted
• studied
• forethoughtful

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3

as in compulsory

forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law

the abolition of involuntary servitude by civilized society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compulsory
• mandatory
• required
• incumbent
• necessary
• urgent
• obligatory
• forced
• nonelective
• needed
• imperative
• peremptory
• persistent
• coercive
• enforced
• insistent
• requisite
• indispensable
• pressing
• demanded
• essential
• all-important

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• voluntary
• optional
• elective
• discretionary
• unnecessary
• unwanted
• unimportant
• insignificant
• chosen
• unneeded
• inconsequential
• dispensable
• nonessential

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• voluntary
• optional
• elective
• discretionary
• unnecessary
• unwanted
• unimportant
• insignificant
• chosen
• unneeded
• inconsequential
• dispensable
• nonessential

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