unwilling
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Synonyms
coerced, forced, involuntary, unintended, unintentional, will-less
Antonyms
deliberate, freewill, intentional, uncoerced, unforced, voluntary, willful (or wilful), willing
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However, the most recent update suggests a deal is looking unlikely as both clubs are unwilling to move in their valuations and Barcelona may not return with a further offer. — SI.com, "Luis Suarez Discusses Potential Neymar Barcelona Return & His Own Future With La Liga Champions," 31 Aug. 2019 With other media moguls unwilling to risk the commercial fall out of facing off with Beijing post-1997, Apple Daily became the city's sole publication regularly criticizing China. — Jenni Marsh, CNN, "Why pro-democracy troublemaker Jimmy Lai is the only Hong Kong multi-millionaire standing up to China," 27 Aug. 2019 Cora went back inside and reported the challenge to Dr. Mills, apparently unwilling to draw on a man who was drunk. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco love story: A hooker, her gambling man and a hanging," 23 Aug. 2019 But the bigger challenge is with the country’s law enforcement and justice systems which are seen as either being unable to tackle the problem or unwilling to do so. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "The FBI’s Nigerian email scam ring bust shows how the billion-dollar global fraud has evolved," 23 Aug. 2019 But the Adrian Darya 1’s release shows that even Mr Johnson is unwilling to break with Europe and join Mr Trump in throttling Iran. — The Economist, "What Britain’s release of an Iranian tanker says about its post-Brexit foreign policy," 22 Aug. 2019 There may be two men in this movie with the same face, but as the title suggests, there are also two Asakos — one determined to move forward in life and love, the other unwilling to give up a dream from the past. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Asako I & II’ is a playful, haunting drama of love lost and regained," 21 Aug. 2019 The president could stop it tomorrow by shifting the Department’s focus toward individual abuses and away from class-action suits, which often conscript unwitting and unwilling parties and are explicitly designed to change entire systems of care. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Yes, the U.S. Has a Mental-Health Problem," 6 Aug. 2019 But his long was also just 44 yards, with the Hoosiers unwilling to push his range too far. — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Breaking down IU football's special teams," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unwilling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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