From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unwilling \Un*will"ing\, adjective Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.
And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, ''Keep your piece nine years.'' --Pope. -- {Un*will"ing*ly}, adverb -- {Un*will"ing*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant" [ant: {willing}]
2: in spite of contrary volition
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "unwilling": afraid, at odds, automatic, averse, backward, blind, compulsive, conditioned, cursory, deaf to, declinatory, differing, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, forced, fractious, hesitant, impulsive, indisposed, indocile, instinctive, involuntary, loath, mechanical, mutinous, negative, nonconsenting, opposed, perfunctory, recalcitrant, reflex, reflexive, refractory, rejective, reluctant, resistant, sulky, sullen, uncomplaisant, uncompliant, uncomplying, unconscious, unconsenting, uncooperative, uneager, unintentional, unthinking, unwilled, unwitting
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