Antonyms for unwillingness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-wil-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwɪl ɪŋ


Definition of unwillingness

Origin :
  • Old English unwillende, from un- (1) "not" + willing. Re-formed 16c. Related: Unwillingly; unwillingness.
  • noun indisposition
Example sentences :
  • My unwillingness to be driven from her presence determined me to stay.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The doctor shook his head; he understood the captain's unwillingness.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
  • “That accounts for his unwillingness to talk about Africa,” went on Susan.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • He felt an unwillingness to close with her, to get it by force.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • This is not in the least from unwillingness to allow freedom to others.
  • Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index » by Various
  • The slightest sign of hesitation or unwillingness was met with blows.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • The commander watched them, on his face the blankness of unwillingness to believe.
  • Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
  • If he had shown any unwillingness they would have pushed their way in.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • There was therefore an unwillingness to commit his sayings to writing.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • Be off, I tell ye,' he added as Tom showed an unwillingness to move. '
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 » by Various

Synonyms for unwillingness

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