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willingness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of willingness

cheerful readiness to do something

his unhesitating willingness to take on the tough assignments has earned him the status of the presidentʼs right-hand man

Synonyms of willingness

alacrity, amenability, gameness, goodwill, obligingness

Words Related to willingness

celerity, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness

dispatch, promptitude, promptness

ardor, avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, exuberance, fervor, gusto, keenness, relish, zeal, zest

agreeableness, geniality, good-naturedness, heartiness, warmth

open-mindedness, receptiveness, receptivity, responsiveness

Near Antonyms of willingness

leisureliness, pokiness, slowness, sluggishness

apathy, disinterestedness, halfheartedness, indifference, lukewarmness, perfunctoriness

delay, dilatoriness, doubt, equivocation, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance, reservation, reticence, uncertainty, vacillation

disinclination, indisposition, recalcitrance, resistance, unwillingness

antipathy, averseness, aversion

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