unwilling
not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate; refractory: an unwilling captive.
Origin of unwilling
1Other words from unwilling
- un·will·ing·ly, adverb
- un·will·ing·ness, noun
Words Nearby unwilling
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How to use unwilling in a sentence
Conventional wisdom in Washington centered on Schottenheimer being unwilling to yield any power after being given total control as coach and director of football operations when he was hired.
Marty Schottenheimer’s legacy can be measured in teams’ regret over letting him go | Leonard Shapiro | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostEarly in his career, Watson was trying to establish himself and unwilling to call out the man who made him a millionaire.
Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners. It could change the league. | Jerry Brewer | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostThey are trying to determine whether it truly is more transmissible or has simply exploited lax behavior in a region where many people are either unable or unwilling to take precautions against the virus.
The Amazonian city that hatched the Brazil variant has been crushed by it | Terrence McCoy, Heloísa Traiano | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostPublic school leaders have demanded access to vaccines for employees in negotiations over school reopenings, but thus far they’ve been unwilling to broach the subject of mandating vaccinations.
Morning Report: How Vaccines and New Rules Impact School Reopenings | Voice of San Diego | January 27, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAll of this helps make up for the fact that he is often unable or unwilling to shoot from beyond the arc.
Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.
A few years ago, Crowder stopped making the screws because Spinal Solutions was unwilling to pay a fair price, he said.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Obama administration has pulled together a coalition as ineffectual as it is unwilling.
There’s Only One Way to Beat ISIS: Work With Assad and Iran | Leslie H. Gelb | October 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn general, Isfahan authorities have been unwilling to speak on the matter.
Many are unwilling to admit that bigotry has entered the mainstream.
As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodEach sentence came as if torn piecemeal from his unwilling tongue; short, jerky phrases, conceived in pain and delivered in agony.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairI never had to fight again except as an unwilling participant in our foreign warfare.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt is probable he wished to provide written proof of a plea that he was an unwilling agent in the clutch of a mutinous army.
The Red Year | Louis TracySir,—I was unwilling to write you until I had made a little trial of the Herland engine.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
British Dictionary definitions for unwilling
/ (ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ) /
unfavourably inclined; reluctant
performed, given, or said with reluctance
Derived forms of unwilling
- unwillingly, adverb
- unwillingness, noun
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