Synonyms for unwilling
ʌnˈwɪl ɪŋun·will·ing

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1. unwilling

   Reluctant (Latin re, back, and lucto, strive, struggle) signifies struggling against what one is urged or impelled to do, or is actually doing; averse (Latin a, from, and verto, turn) signifies turned away as with dislike or repugnance; loath (Anglo-Saxon lath, evil, hateful) signifies having a repugnance, disgust, or loathing for, tho the adjective loath is not so strong as the verb loathe. A dunce is always averse to study; a good student is disinclined to it when a fine morning tempts him out; he is indisposed to it in some hour of weariness. A man may be slow or backward in entering upon that to which he is by no means averse. A man is loath to believe evil of his friend, reluctant to speak of it, absolutely unwilling to use it to his injury. A legislator may be opposed to a certain measure, while not averse to what it aims to accomplish. Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   averse, backward, disinclined, indisposed, loath, opposed, reluctant, slow

   Antonyms:
   desirous, disposed, eager, favorable, inclined, willing

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1. unwilling

   Synonyms:
   averse, backward, disinclined, loth, reluctant

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1. unwillingadjective

   not disposed or inclined toward

   "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"

   Antonyms:
   willing and able, volitional, ready, inclined(p), prepared, voluntary, disposed(p), fain, happy, glad, consenting, willing

2. unwillingadjective

   in spite of contrary volition

   Antonyms:
   consenting, inclined(p), voluntary, ready, willing and able, willing, disposed(p), volitional, fain, prepared, glad, happy

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1. unwillingadjective

   Synonyms:
   loath, disinclined, opposed, averse, reluctant, backward, indisposed, not disposed

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1. unwillingadjective

   Synonyms:
   reluctant, indisposed, loath, disinclined, averse

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwilling":

   reluctant, recalcitrant, loath, reticent, willing

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1. James Allen:

   Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

2. Barry Pollack:

   We've had no communication with the Department of Justice and they have not indicated to me that they have brought any charges against Mr. Assange, they've been unwilling to have any discussion at all, despite our repeated requests, that they let us know what Mr. Assange's status is in any pending investigations. There's no reason why WikiLeaks should be treated differently from any other publisher.

3. Salvatore Cordileone:

   If you find that you are unwilling or unable to abandon your advocacy for abortion, you should not come forward to receive Holy Communion.

4. Wendy Liu:

   When everyone is bearish, and unwilling to put money into stocks, we should turn a bit bullish.

5. Darrell Issa:

   As one of the architects of ObamaCare, Jonathan Gruber is in a unique position to shed light on the ‘lack of transparency’ surrounding the passage of the President’s health care law, however he has so far been unwilling to fully comply with the Oversight Committee’s repeated requests, this week, Dr. Gruber repeatedly refused to answer several key questions, including the amount of taxpayer funds he received for his work on ObamaCare. The American people deserve not just an apology, but a full accounting, which Dr. Gruber must provide.