WILLINGNESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

willingness

noun

Definition of willingness

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 But Tehran’s hard-line new senior leaders including Rezaei have signaled a willingness to dig in after weathering decades of sanctions. — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Yet, what feels different now, Stevens said, is DHS’s growing willingness to double down even after evidence of citizenship emerges. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 And unlike four years ago, Democratic voters this election year have increasingly shown a willingness to oust incumbents. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Fans enjoy her silliness and willingness to discuss important issues. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The willingness to act Politicians are often unwilling to do difficult things like cut spending or raise taxes, even in the best of times. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 His son’s willingness to bankroll the most high-profile takedown of Musk in history makes for a potentially interesting Thanksgiving family dinner. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 In tennis, this could translate to a willingness to play more aggressively, such as going for more on second serves rather than playing it safe, according to Sulloway. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 So a manufacturer’s willingness to tolerate those costs is often determined by what the law requires. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for willingness

Noun

Rubin nods along to those moments — which could have been trimmed and transformed JAŸ-Z in 8 into JAŸ-Z in 6 or maybe JAŸ-Z in 4 — with the same enthusiasm as when Carter actually breaks something down perceptively.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
But Husted may not need to generate much enthusiasm of his own.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 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

Silverfield didn’t gain any more goodwill when the Razorbacks got dominated by Utah on Saturday night.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The film’s director, Florian Zeller, has perhaps exhausted the goodwill afforded to him after the Oscar-winning run for 2020’s The Father.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of goodwill

Noun

The source of Stevie’s anger lay in the drug’s having sapped her ability to live and work with the zeal and ambition that had defined her life and career up until then.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
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

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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