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
Froggatt will play Harriet Talbot, who is sharp, unflinching, and unwilling to back down.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
In a recent debate, the candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District — Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, Jack Schlossberg and George Conway — were unwilling to say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
For now, Counsell appears unwilling to make sweeping judgments based on some surprising struggles with runners in scoring position.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Rodgers never accepted a Pro Bowl invitation as a replacement for someone unable or unwilling to take part.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unwilling
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
In a recent debate, the candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District — Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, Jack Schlossberg and George Conway — were unwilling to say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
For now, Counsell appears unwilling to make sweeping judgments based on some surprising struggles with runners in scoring position.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Rodgers never accepted a Pro Bowl invitation as a replacement for someone unable or unwilling to take part.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unwilling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwilling
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The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Stephen Colbert, Letterman’s successor as host of CBS’s The Late Show for the past 11 years, is leaving his job under more forced, awkward circumstances.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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But for a pivotal game four of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, spontaneous outdoor gatherings won’t be allowed in front of the team’s famed arena.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Now the line gets its third generation, designed to be tossed in a bag and pulled out for spontaneous, screen-free moments.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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The New York Times later confirmed that reporting through more anonymous US officials, including one official who said US military investigators were still evaluating whether the Iranian drone strike on the helicopter was intentional or accidental.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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The search warrant obtained by ABC News shows that federal agents were instructed to look for anything that would indicate violations of a law to prevent the accidental release of extremely hazardous substances into the air.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Such coerced displacement did not — and could not — extinguish rights guaranteed by a still-valid agreement.—
Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Russia has targeted the children through coerced adoption and family separation, forcing them to speak the Russian language and take on its cultural identity and customs — what’s known as Russification.—
Shahrzad Rasekh,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwilling. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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