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willing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of willing

1 having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)

  • I'm a little confused, but perfectly willing to do as you ask
Synonyms of willing

amenable, disposed, fain, game, glad, inclined, minded, ready
Words Related to willing

predisposed, prone

accommodating, agreeable, compliant, cooperative, obedient, obliging, submissive

favorable, receptive

prepared, prompt, quick, responsive, swift

desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited
Near Antonyms of willing

averse, loath (also loth), reluctant, reticent
Antonyms of willing

disinclined, unamenable, unwilling

2 having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation

  • sheʼs always lent a willing hand whenever a neighbor needed help or a friend a favor
Synonyms of willing

alacritous, alert, expeditious, prompt, quick, ready
Words Related to willing

receptive, responsive

immediate, instant, instantaneous, summary

breakneck, breathless, brisk, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, hit-and-run, lightning, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwind

eager, keen, sharp

apt, clever, quick, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp-witted, smart
Near Antonyms of willing

unresponsive

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy (also loggy), poking, poky (or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurried

dormant, idle, inactive, inert

3 done, made, or given with one's own free will

  • a willing sacrifice of her limited free time for a good cause
Synonyms of willing

freewill, self-imposed, uncoerced, unforced, volitional, voluntary, volunteer
Words Related to willing

discretionary, elective, optional

impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, unpremeditated

conscious, deliberate, intentional, knowing, willful (or wilful)
Near Antonyms of willing

compulsory, enforced, mandatory, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, ordered, required
Antonyms of willing

coerced, compelled, forced, involuntary, nonvoluntary, unwilled, will-less

Synonym Discussion of willing

voluntary, intentional, deliberate, willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion.
    • a voluntary confession
intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved.
    • the intentional concealment of vital information
deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences.
    • deliberate acts of sabotage
willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another.
    • willing obedience

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