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. Senator John McCain on Wednesday:

   If the Air Force is unwilling to do what is necessary to meet the 2019 deadline, they are going to have to figure out how to meet our space launch needs without the RD-180 (Russian engine).

2. Richard Harkness:

   What is a committee A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.

3. Senator John McCain on Wednesday:

   Instead of giving the effort the level of attention needed, the Air Force has wasted a year doing very little to end our reliance on Russian rocket engines, if the Air Force is unwilling to do what is necessary to meet the 2019 deadline, they are going to have to figure out how to meet our space launch needs without the RD-180 (Russian engine).

4. Lee Sang-joon:

   The sinking of Sewol represented the failure of an entire system and culture, but the government seems unwilling to carefully look into this.

5. Nikki Giovanni:

   Nothing is easy to the unwilling.