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Antonyms for willing
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : wil-ing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪl ɪŋ |
Definition of willing
Origin :- Old English willendliche; see will (v.).
- adj agreeable, ready
- If this be the test, I am willing to be tried with Hipparete at the court of the Muses.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- But am I so fortunate as to find you willing to return with me?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Some time, when you are willing, you shall tell me all about it.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- He was rich and he was willing to take the daughter without a single penny.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- I can only say that if my services are required I shall be found ready and willing.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- "I'll tell you how it is," said the big man in the tone of one who is willing to argue a point.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I was willing to think that I had still a brother and sister.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- To make sure of success and the size of his stakes he was willing to invest heavily.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I cannot take Edie into the camp, and she would not be willing if I could.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- I am willing to believe that the lack of understanding was my own fault, but a lack of understanding there was.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
Synonyms for willing
- accommodating
- active
- amenable
- cheerful
- compliant
- consenting
- content
- deliberate
- desirous
- disposed
- eager
- energetic
- enthusiastic
- fair
- favorable
- feeling
- forward
- game
- go along with
- happy
- in accord with
- in favor
- in the mood
- inclined
- intentional
- like-minded
- obedient
- one
- pleased
- predisposed
- prepared
- prompt
- prone
- reliable
- responsible
- tractable
- unasked
- unbidden
- unforced
- voluntary
- well-disposed
- willful
- witting
- zealous
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