Involuntary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Acting or done without or against one's will: an involuntary participant in what turned out to be an argument.
  • adj. Not subject to control of the volition: gave an involuntary start. See Synonyms at spontaneous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Without intention; unintentional.
  • adj. Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not having will or the power of choice.
  • adj. Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary
  • adj. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to will or desire; unwilling; unintentional: as, involuntary submission; an involuntary listener.
  • Not voluntary or willed; independent of volition or consenting action of the mind; without the agency of the will: as, involuntary muscular action; an involuntary groan.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not subject to the control of the will
  • adj. controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
    • Equivalent
    unwilling    driven    unconscious    unwilled    forced   
    Antonym
    voluntary   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reluctant    compulsory    automatic    spontaneous    mechanical   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sudden    voluntary    instinctive    momentary    spontaneous   
     
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