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  • 21unwilling — [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] adj 1) if you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it or you refuse to do it Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong.[/ex] 2) involved in doing something that you do not want to do an unwilling participant[/ex]… …

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  • 22unwilling — unwillingly, adv. unwillingness, n. /un wil ing/, adj. 1. not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime. 2. opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate; refractory: an unwilling captive. [bef. 900; OE unwillende …

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  • 23unwilling — adjective Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant. See Also: unwillingly …

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  • 24unwilling — adj. Unwilling is used with these nouns: ↑participant, ↑recipient, ↑victim, ↑witness …

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  • 25unwilling — /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ (say un wiling) adjective 1. not willing; loath; reluctant. 2. performed or given reluctantly: the unwilling admiration of the scornful. –unwillingly, adverb –unwillingness, noun …

  • 26unwilling — Synonyms and related words: afraid, at odds, automatic, averse, backward, blind, compulsive, conditioned, cursory, deaf to, declinatory, differing, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, forced, fractious, hesitant, impulsive, indisposed,… …

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  • 27unwilling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. backward, resistant, reluctant, refractory, recalcitrant, unenthusiastic, doubtful, wayward, unready, indisposed, disinclined, averse, opposed, against, contrary, indifferent, indocile, intractable, demurring, shrinking …

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  • 28unwilling — adj. reluctant, averse, indisposed …

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  • 29unwilling — adjective not ready, eager, or prepared. Derivatives unwillingly adverb unwillingness noun …

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  • 30unwilling — a. Loath, disinclined, opposed, averse, reluctant, backward, indisposed …

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