involuntary
adjective
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adverb
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noun
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Synonyms
coerced, forced, unintended, unintentional, unwilling, will-less
Antonyms
deliberate, freewill, intentional, uncoerced, unforced, voluntary, willful (or wilful), willing
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Only a handful of the city's mentally ill and drug-addicted qualify for involuntary care under a new law passed by the Board of Supervisors this year. — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, "SF counts 4,000 homeless, addicted and mentally ill, but timeline for help still unclear," 4 Sep. 2019 Denver hasnât seen that much involuntary turnover in its recent history. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "New Denver council challenges Mayor Michael Hancockâs power," 29 Aug. 2019 Now many regret their participation, like the midwife who performed thousands of involuntary sterilizations. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "When the state mandates family planning," 15 Aug. 2019 The rider was investigated for involuntary homicide but was ultimately only fined because of the lack of regulations. — Angela Charlton, chicagotribune.com, "Love Chicagoâs scooters? Loathe them? Hereâs how major European cities are dealing with them.," 15 Aug. 2019 Her own parents had two children, since the law made an exception for families living in rural areas, as long as the children were at least five years apart â but not until after her mother narrowly escaped involuntary sterilization. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "How filmmaker Nanfu Wang exposed the global repercussions of Chinaâs âone childâ policy," 13 Aug. 2019 The purpose is to keep people out of emergency rooms, involuntary hospitalizations and jails. — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County wants to retool the way it helps people suffering from a mental health crisis. Consensus is lacking.," 24 July 2019 Right now, if someone in the state is committed to involuntary treatment, their name will be on the list of people who cannot purchase a gun. — RubĂ©n Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: On mental illness, dissing prosecutors and some bandwagon Twins fans âŠ," 17 Aug. 2019 The number of involuntary part-time workers, who preferred full-time employment, declined by 363,000 in July to 4 million. — Olivera Perkins, cleveland.com, "Ohio unemployment rate holds at 4% in July, state gained 4,500 jobs," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'involuntary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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