Antonyms for willing
ˈwɪl ɪŋwill·ing

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   agreeing, voluntary, consenting, agreeable

2. willingadjective

   Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.

   If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.

   Synonyms:
   consenting, agreeable, voluntary, agreeing

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1. willing

   That is spontaneous which is freely done, with no external compulsion and, in human actions, without special premeditation or distinct determination of the will; that is voluntary which is freely done with distinct act of will; that is involuntary which is independent of the will, and perhaps in opposition to it; a willing act is not only in accordance with will, but with desire. Thus voluntary and involuntary, which are antonyms of each other, are both partial synonyms of spontaneous. We speak of spontaneous generation, spontaneous combustion, spontaneous sympathy, an involuntary start, an unbidden tear, voluntary agreement, willing submission. A babe's smile in answer to that of its mother is spontaneous; the smile of a pouting child wheedled into good humor is involuntary. In physiology the action of the heart and lungs is called involuntary; the growth of the hair and nails is spontaneous; the action of swallowing is voluntary up to a certain point, beyond which it becomes involuntary or automatic. In the fullest sense of that which is not only without the will but distinctly in opposition to it, or compulsory, involuntary becomes an antonym, not only of voluntary but of spontaneous; as, involuntary servitude. A spontaneous outburst of applause is of necessity an act of volition, but so completely dependent on sympathetic impulse that it would seem frigid to call it voluntary, while to call it involuntary would imply some previous purpose or inclination not to applaud.

   Synonyms:
   automatic, free, impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, spontaneous, unbidden, voluntary

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1. willing

   Antonyms:
   unwilling, disinclined

   Synonyms:
   ready, voluntary, disposed, desirous, inclined

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1. volition, willingadjective

   the act of making a choice

   "followed my father of my own volition"

   Antonyms:
   loth, unwilled, nonvoluntary, unintentional, unwilling, loath, reluctant, involuntary, grudging, unvoluntary

   Synonyms:
   will, volition

2. willingadjective

   disposed or inclined toward

   "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

   Antonyms:
   grudging, unvoluntary, reluctant, unwilled, unintentional, involuntary, loth, loath, unwilling, nonvoluntary

   Synonyms:
   unforced, uncoerced

3. uncoerced, unforced, willingadjective

   not brought about by coercion or force

   "the confession was uncoerced"

   Antonyms:
   reluctant, loath, unintentional, nonvoluntary, loth, unwilling, involuntary, grudging, unvoluntary, unwilled

   Synonyms:
   unstrained, unforced, uncoerced

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   disposed, voluntary, desirous

How to use willing in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   If they want to give me the credit or the liability, I'm willing to take it.

2. Boris Herrmann:

   This trip will be massively challenging for Greta and for all of us, greta taking on this challenge of sailing across on a race boat with zero comfort really shows her commitment to the cause and how far she's willing to push herself.

3. Fred Fleitz:

   The Saudis see a very dangerous situation -- there are the Houthi rebels, who are a Shiite group which may be becoming an Iranian proxy, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the most dangerous Al Qaeda franchise ... there is a question over whether they can get together an Arab coalition willing to send in ground troops, we’ve seen a slow motion civil war there for many years and now the pace is accelerating … Yemen is really dissolving into a kaleidoscope of conflicting factions.

4. Peter Hotez:

   The doses are there, and if we don’t use them soon, they’re going to have to be thrown out. So better to give them to people who are all in and willing to take it than just the tossing, right?

5. Jennifer Rowland:

   I am a bit surprised that they walked, but am pleased that they didn't get caught up in a bidding war with Oxy, who comes across as willing to fight to win at all costs, anadarko was a unique fit for Chevron, so I don't expect them to go on a shopping spree in the Permian.

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