Antonyms for involuntary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-vol-uhn-ter-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɒl ənˌtɛr i

Definition of involuntary

Origin : mid-15c., from Late Latin involuntarius "involuntary," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin voluntarius (see voluntary). Related: Involuntarily.

adj automatic; not done willingly

Example sentences :

It was as though the involuntary kiss had lurched him forward into a futurity of misery.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

The parson wrung his hands in an involuntary gesture of appeal.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

She gave an involuntary look at the barn, where David was whistling a merry stave.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Again he had to control the involuntary movement of his left arm.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

And at once, by an involuntary impulse, Pierre glanced at her arms.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Detestation of the high is the involuntary homage of the low.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

My attachment to L——, as you say, is involuntary, and my love as pure as it is fervent.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Well, but what was the result of this involuntary impulse on my part?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Nona saw him jerk his head back, heard his involuntary cry of horror.
Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner

Synonyms for involuntary

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