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(adj)
(obsolete) Involuntary.
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Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting.
Not voluntary.
Unwilling or with reluctance.
(British) Alternative form of loath. [Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.]
Not prepared; caught by surprise.
Not wanted; unwelcome.
Not intended; unplanned
forbidden
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
Alternative form of halfhearted. [Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.]
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
(n)
The act of refusing.
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
inclined, minded
Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
Prepared for immediate action or use.
(followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
(v)
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
Acting in opposition; opposing.
Without enthusiasm; unexcited.
Mildly ill.
Not cooperative.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
Not giving consent.
Not reluctant.
(archaic) Not reluctant.
Not willable.
Not inclined (to do something); reluctant or indifferent.
reluctant
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
Not loath; willing; unaverse.
Not wanting something.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
To which no attention is paid; ignored, unheeded.
Alternative form of unwilful. [Not wilful.]
Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient
Not obliging; disobliging; unhelpful, disobedient.
Not wilful.
Not amenable; unsusceptible, unreceptive.
ungrudging
Not refusing.
Not consenting
Not obliging; not making an effort to respect the needs and wishes of others; unaccommodating.
Not resistant
Lacking envy or resentment
Not resisting; compliant.
Not obliged.
Not disposed; uninclined.
Not relished.
Not desiring something.
Not compelled; voluntary.
Not resolute; irresolute.
Not obstinate.
Not relishable.
Nonstandard form of loath. [Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.]
Not wanton.
Not amenable.
Not acquiescent.
Not accepting.
Not accommodating.
Not enthusiastic.
Not refused.
Not volunteered.
Not volitional; not intentional.
unwelcome, unwanted
not receptive
(archaic, followed by "to") unwonted; unused; unaccustomed
Not ready.
Not persuadable.
Not vehement.
Not yielded; not given up.
resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant
Not accommodable.
Not loyal.
Not assenting.
Not persuaded
unwilling to comply
Not forbearing.
Not obedient.
Not urged; without urging or persuasion.