will-less

adjective

ˈwil-ləs How to pronounce will-less (audio)
Definition of will-lessnext
as in unwilling
not made or done willingly or by choice her involvement in the after-school program was will-less—her parents made her go

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will-less
  1. unwilling
  2. spontaneous
  3. accidental
Adjective
  • One of the most powerful figures in Iran has said that the US campaign of maximum economic pressure will fail — in a further sign that Iran’s hardline leadership is unwilling to compromise despite a deepening economic crisis.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Physics remains stubbornly unwilling to negotiate with Audi's engineers, so there is only so much that suspension tuning and electronics can do with that much mass.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of unwilling
Adjective
  • How spontaneous is the crew in choosing to, say, send you off on a commuter train in Mumbai?
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The team also showed that the spontaneous mode could act as a magnonic parametric amplifier, producing gains of up to 40 decibels.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of spontaneous
Adjective
  • Some lawsuits have been filed by families of children and young adults who died by suicide after problematic use of social media, and families whose kids died from accidental overdoses from drug purchases facilitated by social platforms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Now the accidental entrepreneur, Elizabeth Stein, is making the biggest sale of her life.
    — Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of accidental
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“Will-less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will-less. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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