unwillingly

Adverb

Meaning

in an unwilling manner

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

unwilling reluctantly involuntarily compulsorily warily perforce stubbornly obstinately loathly stingily forcibly unwittingly grudgingly hesitantly cagily
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Antonyms

willingly actively freely voluntarily happily eagerly
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Phrases with the word

provide unwillingly unwillingly disposed

Examples

Is it not strange that mankind should so willingly battle for religion and so unwillingly live according to its precepts? Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly. Georg Büchner

Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly. Alfred Russel Wallace

Fortunately in my work there's always a choice: I can choose to do it willingly or unwillingly. Ashleigh Brilliant

No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly. Protagoras

A long train of these practices has at length unwillingly convinced me that there is something behind the throne greater than the King himself. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Close letter words and terms

unwilling unwilling muscle unwilling to share unwillingness unwillingness to try new things unwilted