as in forced
not made or done willingly or by choice
unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so
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Recent Examples of unwilling
Months later, the Rogers congressman remains unwilling to support another short-term spending bill.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025
Speculation has been that homeowners are unwilling to sell and give up their low-rate mortgages.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Brussels was similarly unwilling to accommodate China on critical minerals initiatives and trade imbalance remediation.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
On Boston’s side, May appears to have been a consolation prize for being unwilling to meet Minnesota’s price for Joe Ryan.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwilling
Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025
Speculation has been that homeowners are unwilling to sell and give up their low-rate mortgages.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Brussels was similarly unwilling to accommodate China on critical minerals initiatives and trade imbalance remediation.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
On Boston’s side, May appears to have been a consolation prize for being unwilling to meet Minnesota’s price for Joe Ryan.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwilling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwilling
Adjective
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The 24-year-old played 17 games and registered 12 tackles with a forced fumble.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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The former Ferris State standout recorded another 10 sacks in 2024 to go along with one interception and a forced fumble.—
C. Isaiah Smalls,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This eight-episode Netflix Arctic comedy is a must-watch about a young Inuk woman who wants to build a new future for herself and her daughter after a spontaneous split from her husband.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of whether Camp Rock 3 comes to fruition, the timing of Joe’s spontaneous reveal does seem like kismet.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An accidental entrepreneur Epic’s Deep Space Auditorium.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Finally, the rules have been tweaked for accidental ‘double-touch’ penalties.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwilling. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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