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
Shipping companies are therefore unwilling to take the risk of moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Each basin group holds strong positions and has generally been unwilling to shift.
—Karen Schlatter, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
As someone who’s curious about lightweight backpacking but unwilling to leave behind my 350-page novel, cutting my pack’s base weight could be my window into the ultralight world.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
After the brief interruption, Green shook off the incident and finished the set, unwilling to let one audience member derail the night.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
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Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Each basin group holds strong positions and has generally been unwilling to shift.
—Karen Schlatter, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
As someone who’s curious about lightweight backpacking but unwilling to leave behind my 350-page novel, cutting my pack’s base weight could be my window into the ultralight world.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
After the brief interruption, Green shook off the incident and finished the set, unwilling to let one audience member derail the night.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwilling
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Running parallel to the concern about creating a backdoor—or dozens of backdoors—for product dumping and tariff evasion is a long-running imperative to keep products made with forced labor out of the American market, Conklin said.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
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Crucially, the experience didn’t feel fake or forced.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even a spontaneous side order of roasted carrots with pomegranate yogurt is haunting me, in a wonderful way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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And Stanford forbade spontaneous demonstrations across much of campus.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Garland died in 1969, of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills, but the tragedy did not hamper Minnelli’s ascent.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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An accidental house fire displaced seven people, including one child, early Wednesday in south Fort Worth.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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And despite widespread reporting about coerced conscription in Russia, Ukraine has engaged in the same practice, with some new recruits sent to the front without adequate training.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Deradicalization is equally vital—not as a coerced reeducation, but as part of a healing process that encompasses Israelis as well as Palestinians.—
Samer Sinijlawi,
The Atlantic,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwilling. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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