All unwilling synonyms
un·will·ing
U u adj unwilling
- disinclined — lacking desire or willingness; unwilling; averse: I'm disinclined to go to the movies tonight.
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- conscripted — enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- down on — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
- adverse — Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
- intolerant — not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- ill-disposed — unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- dissentient — dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.
- averse — If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.
- loath — unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.
adjective unwilling
- xenophobic — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- insubmissive — Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.
- laggard — a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
- deaf — Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
- indisposed — sick or ill, especially slightly: to be indisposed with a cold.
- demurring — Present participle of demur.
- racialist — racism.
- against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- naysaying — Present participle of naysay.
- compelled — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- grudging — done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- ashamed — If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance.
- inert — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.