I was unwilling to agree to the proposal, but it seemed that I had no choice.
Source: tatoeba (44952)
Unwilling
//ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "unwilling" (57 found)
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Related words (28)
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Antonyms
1 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
13 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄκων adj (not willing; reluctant)
Bulgarian
1 entries- неохотен adj (not willing; reluctant)
Catalan
1 entries- reaci adj (not willing; reluctant)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 不情願 /不情愿 adj (not willing; reluctant)
Czech
1 entries- neochotný adj (not willing; reluctant)
Finnish
2 entries- haluton adj (not willing; reluctant)
- vastahakoinen adj (not willing; reluctant)
French
1 entries- réticent adj (not willing; reluctant)
German
1 entries- unwillig adj (not willing; reluctant)
Irish
1 entries- drogallach adj (not willing; reluctant)
Latin
1 entries- invītus adj (not willing; reluctant)
Manx
3 entries- neuaignagh adj (not willing; reluctant)
- neuarryltagh adj (not willing; reluctant)
- neuwooiagh adj (not willing; reluctant)
Māori
4 entries- horokukū adj (not willing; reluctant)
- horokukū adj (not willing; reluctant)
- korongata adj (not willing; reluctant)
- kōroiroi adj (not willing; reluctant)
Persian
1 entries- بیمیل adj (not willing; reluctant)
Polish
3 entries- niechętny adj (not willing; reluctant)
- nieskłonny adj (not willing; reluctant)
- niełatwy adj (not willing; reluctant)
Portuguese
1 entries- indisposto adj (not willing; reluctant)
Russian
3 entries- неохо́тный adj (not willing; reluctant)
- нерасполо́женный adj (not willing; reluctant)
- нескло́нный adj (not willing; reluctant)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- aindeònach adj (not willing; reluctant)
- leisg adj (not willing; reluctant)
Spanish
4 entries- imprestable adj (not willing; reluctant)
- nada listoco adj (not willing; reluctant)
- no dispuesto adj (not willing; reluctant)
- poco gustoso adj (not willing; reluctant)
Turkish
3 entries- gönülsüz adj (not willing; reluctant)
- hevessiz adj (not willing; reluctant)
- isteksiz adj (not willing; reluctant)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
It is not that I am unwilling, but that I have no time.
Source: tatoeba (65839)
Anyone who is unwilling to read does not understand the joy of reading.
Source: tatoeba (65848)
I am unwilling to study now.
Source: tatoeba (241846)
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