unwilling[adjective]Synonyms: reluctant, averse, disinclined, grudging, indisposed, loath, resistant, unenthusiastic
Antonyms: willing
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
un‧will‧ing /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
willingness ≠
unwillingness;
adverb:
willingly ≠
unwillingly;
adjective:
willing ≠
unwilling]
1. [not before noun] not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
unwilling to do something
He was unwilling or unable to pay the fine.2. [only before noun] not wanting to do something but doing it:
an unwilling helper—unwillingly adverb—unwillingness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲