Involuntary

//ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi//

Synonyms for "involuntary" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

forced reflexive unconscious unwilled unwilling at odds automatic autonomic averse binding blind casual compulsive compulsory conditioned cursory dictated differing disagreeing

Adjective(1 words)

compulsory

Strong matches (29)

disinclined disobedient fractious goaded gut habitual ill-advised ill-considered ill-devised imperative impulsive inadvertent indeliberate indisposed indocile inevitable inherent innate instinctive instinctual

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libidinal mandatory mechanical mutinous natural necessary not in the mood

Adjective(1 words)

inadvertent

Adjective(1 words)

nonvoluntary

Related words (49)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

Antonyms

2 entries

voluntary

Synonyms

2 entries

unbewised unvoluntary

Related terms

1 entries

volunteer

derived

8 entries

incel involuntarily involuntariness involuntary manslaughter involuntary movement involuntary muscle involuntary park involuntary sculpture

derived from

1 entries

voluntary

has context

1 entries

physiology

related to

11 entries

desire explicit intention unconscious unintentional unwilling voluntarily voluntary volunteer will willing

similar

19 entries

automatic autonomic driven forced goaded reflex reflexive unconscious unwilled unwilling

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Translations

55 translations across 26 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἀκούιος adj (without intention; unintentional)
ἀκούιος adj (not voluntary or willing)

Belarusian

3 entries

міжво́льны adj (without intention; unintentional)
мімаво́льны adj (without intention; unintentional)
няво́льны adj (without intention; unintentional)

Bulgarian

3 entries

нево́лен adj (without intention; unintentional)
недоброво́лен adj (not voluntary or willing)
принуди́телен adj (not voluntary or willing)

Catalan

2 entries

involuntari adj (without intention; unintentional)
involuntari adj (not voluntary or willing)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

唔小心 adj (without intention; unintentional)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

不小心 adj (without intention; unintentional)
非自願 /非自愿 adj (not voluntary or willing)

Dutch

2 entries

niet intentioneel adj (without intention; unintentional)
onwillekeurig adj (not voluntary or willing)

Finnish

4 entries

tahaton adj (without intention; unintentional)
tahaton adj (not voluntary or willing)
vahinko adj (without intention; unintentional)
vastentahtoinen adj (not voluntary or willing)

French

1 entries

involontaire adj (without intention; unintentional)

Galician

1 entries

involuntario adj (without intention; unintentional)

Georgian

1 entries

უნებლიე adj (without intention; unintentional)

German

4 entries

ohne es zu wollen adj (not voluntary or willing)
unabsichtlich adj (without intention; unintentional)
unfreiwillig adj (not voluntary or willing)
ungewollt adj (without intention; unintentional)

Greek

4 entries

αθέλητος adj (without intention; unintentional)
αθέλητος adj (not voluntary or willing)
ακούσιος adj (without intention; unintentional)
ακούσιος adj (not voluntary or willing)

Hungarian

3 entries

akaratlan adj (without intention; unintentional)
kényszerű adj (not voluntary or willing)
önkéntelen adj (without intention; unintentional)

Italian

1 entries

involontario adj (without intention; unintentional)

Japanese

1 entries

不本意 adj (not voluntary or willing)

Manx

1 entries

neuarryltagh adj (not voluntary or willing)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

xwenewîst adj (without intention; unintentional)
xwenewîst adj (not voluntary or willing)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

ufrivillig adj (without intention; unintentional)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

ufrivillig adj (without intention; unintentional)

Polish

2 entries

mimowolny adj (without intention; unintentional)
mimowolny adj (not voluntary or willing)

Portuguese

2 entries

involuntário adj (without intention; unintentional)
involuntário adj (not voluntary or willing)

Romanian

1 entries

involuntar adj (without intention; unintentional)

Russian

4 entries

нево́льный adj (without intention; unintentional)
нево́льный adj (not voluntary or willing)
недоброво́льный adj (not voluntary or willing)
непроизво́льный adj (without intention; unintentional)

Spanish

2 entries

involuntario adj (without intention; unintentional)
involuntario adj (not voluntary or willing)

Ukrainian

2 entries

мимові́льний adj (without intention; unintentional)
неві́льний adj (without intention; unintentional)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

Source: tatoeba (667888)

Breathing is an involuntary bodily process.

Source: tatoeba (1415704)

After a lengthy trial, the woman was sentenced to 5 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.

Source: tatoeba (1507512)

Do you ever have involuntary urination?

Source: tatoeba (1521312)

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