willingness

noun

Definition of willingnessnext
as in enthusiasm
cheerful readiness to do something his unhesitating willingness to take on the tough assignments has earned him the status of the president's right-hand man

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Recent Examples of willingness Heading into the holidays, that tension between a willingness to spend and pressure on household budgets will likely shape consumer behavior. — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Manouzi sees her Dearborn clients as especially entrepreneurial, with a willingness to test new, innovative approaches that might boost sales, or, for a restaurant business, bring diners into a space. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The willingness to spend on Nvidia's products has broadened beyond the hyperscalers . — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Regardless of what happens to the stand, Angela hopes another part of her father’s legacy remains alive, the willingness to give something of yourself to someone else. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Americans’ willingness to tolerate associated price hikes is also waning. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The invasion has raised European willingness to spend more on defense, and the fighting has badly degraded Russia’s armed forces. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 That trajectory started because of a willingness to step into a space that others stepped around. — Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 That willingness to be unfiltered and unapologetic in her perspectives is the heartbeat of Pearce’s fifth studio album Honest Woman, out today on BBR Music Group/BMG. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for willingness
  1. enthusiasm
  2. alacrity
  3. goodwill
  4. zeal
  5. eagerness
  6. gameness
Noun
  • The staffers of the Truth Teller start the second season pumped with enthusiasm after their winning night at an Ohio journalism awards ceremony.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Organizers are hoping to boost GOP enthusiasm, but the confab is getting a lackluster reception from some in the party.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • The Commonwealth’s alacrity in its pursuit of the case against Clancy is not, in itself, reason to give credence to any of the TikTok reconstructions of the crime scene.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Quenneville and Killorn emphasized enthusiasm and alacrity, with Killorn cautioning against attention to detail transforming into something more obsessive.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Definition of alacrity
Noun
  • That was later cleaned up by a waste management company with ties to the original company, as a gesture of goodwill during the new company’s bid for a lucrative New York City contract.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 1, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Some of that goodwill came simply from contrast with Hegseth, according to officials familiar with the dynamics.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of goodwill
Noun
  • The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Even the newcomers to this season’s Bears quickly noticed a way of doing things that felt purposeful and full of zeal.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of zeal
Noun
  • In fact, even Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has billed himself as America’s top bond salesman, has noted the eagerness with which AI companies are offering debt—no matter the cost of borrowing.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • He has already been replaced by Kit Harington, who expressed his eagerness and excitement at joining the Rowlings project.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of eagerness
Noun
  • Still, Joe’s criticism of Nathan’s negative energy is fair, particularly when his defeatist attitude is contrasted with Aesha’s absolute gameness.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • De Shields arrived first, wearing a buffalo-plaid toque and a mien of utter gameness.
    — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of gameness

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“Willingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willingness. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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