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unwilling

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unwilling

not made or done willingly or by choice

unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so

Synonyms of unwilling

coerced, forced, involuntary, unintended, unintentional, will-less

Words Related to unwilling

accidental, unplanned, unpremeditated

automatic, impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, unprompted

inadvertent, unconscious, unknowing, unwitting

Near Antonyms of unwilling

advised, conscious, considered, knowing, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, purposeful

self-imposed, self-inflicted

Antonyms of unwilling

deliberate, freewill, intentional, uncoerced, unforced, voluntary, willful (or wilful), willing

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