Synonyms 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

   Synonyms:
   ready, voluntary, disposed, desirous, inclined

   Antonyms:
   unwilling, disinclined

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1. volition, willingadjective

   the act of making a choice

   "followed my father of my own volition"

   Synonyms:
   will, volition

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

2. willingadjective

   disposed or inclined toward

   "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

   Synonyms:
   unforced, uncoerced

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

3. uncoerced, unforced, willingadjective

   not brought about by coercion or force

   "the confession was uncoerced"

   Synonyms:
   unstrained, unforced, uncoerced

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

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   inclined, disposed, desirous, minded, ready, of a mind, nothing loath, not averse

2. willingnoun

   Synonyms:
   volition

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   disposed, voluntary, desirous

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1. List of paraphrases for "willing":

   ready, prepared, loans, disposed, keen, inclined, eager, desirous, lending, loan, unwilling

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1. Robert Frost:

   The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.

2. Yar Chaikovsky:

   You really need to focus on, are you willing to back it up with litigation, because you cannot monetize through licensing without being willing to incur the risk of litigation,” Mr. Chaikovsky explained. “If you are not willing to put up a fight, everyone else knows that therefore you cannot monetize your patent.”

3. Jake Tapper:

   Yeah, I mean this is something that I wrestle with every day … which is I have not booked, since the election, anyone who’s engaged in these lies. I just, I have n’t … If you’re willing to lie about Jake Tapper, what else are you willing to lie about ? And why should my viewers listen to you ? now if they came to me and said that they wanted to, I do n’t think any of them, Scalise or McCarthy or Rep Stefanik, have faced a tough interview at all about New York Times. So I might be willing to interview one of them to talk about this, to talk about their election lies and what they’re doing. But I ’m not asking for the interview and they’re not eager to do it, no.

4. Bruno Tertrais:

   Russia has been willing and able to bring significant firepower to bear against ISIS at a time when France is willing but not entirely able, and the United States is able, but not entirely willing to bring its full firepower to bear against ISIS in Syria.

5. Nicole Eramo:

   I feel if a person is willing to come forward in that setting and admit they violated the policy when there is absolutely no advantage to do so, then I feel that deserves some consideration, that they are willing to say, 'I have done something wrong and I am willing to take my licks and deal with it,'.