Synonyms of unwilling

unwilling

adjective

ˌən-ˈwi-liŋ 

as in forced

not made or done willingly or by choice

unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unwilling

Many people have been unwilling to pay that in a country where the average monthly salary for a commuter is around $72, according to a 2022 report by the World Bank. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

So were the Phillies unwilling or unable to meet the market prices? — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Yaroch allegedly grew dissatisfied that the FBI was unwilling or unable to disrupt an unnamed adversarial nation’s cryptocurrency accounts. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Moroccan border guards were either unwilling or unable to stop them. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026