What is another word for unwillingness?
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnwˈɪlɪŋnəs], [ ʌnwˈɪlɪŋnəs], [ ʌ_n_w_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_ŋ_n_ə_s]
Related words: unwillingness in children, reluctance in men, feeling of unwillingness, unwillingness in marriage, unwillingness to give up something, unwillingness to do something
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Synonyms for Unwillingness:
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n.
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- willing .
- dis favor ,
- dis favors ,
- dis gust ,
- dis gusts ,
- dis inclination ,
- dis inclinations ,
- dis liking ,
- dis likings ,
- dis pleasure ,
- dis pleasures ,
- dis satisfaction ,
- dis satisfactions ,
- dis taste ,
- dis tastes ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favors ,
- dis-gust ,
- dis-gusts ,
- dis-inclination ,
- dis-inclinations ,
- dis-liking ,
- dis-likings ,
- dis-pleasure ,
- dis-pleasures ,
- dis-satisfaction ,
- dis-satisfactions ,
- dis-taste ,
- dis-tastes ,
- dislikings ,
- having no use fors ,
- un willingness ,
- un willingnesses ,
- un-willingness ,
- un-willingnesses .
- dawdlings ,
- de lay ,
- de laying ,
- de lays ,
- de-lay ,
- de-laying ,
- de-lays ,
- delayings ,
- demurrals ,
- falterings ,
- hemming and hawings ,
- hemming hawing ,
- hemming hawings ,
- in decision ,
- in decisions ,
- in-decision ,
- in-decisions ,
- mis giving ,
- mis trust ,
- mis trusts ,
- mis-giving ,
- mis-trust .
- Perfunctoriness ,
- apathy ,
- coldness ,
- coolness ,
- detachment ,
- disinterestedness ,
- dispassion ,
- easygoingness ,
- impartiality ,
- indifference ,
- insouciance ,
- laxity ,
- lukewarmness ,
- negligence ,
- neutrality ,
- nonchalance ,
- passivity ,
- unconcern .
- Disliking ,
- disfavor ,
- disinclination ,
- displeasure ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- distaste ,
- hesitance ,
- lack of desire ,
- lack of enthusiasm ,
- opposition ,
- repugnance ,
- resistance .
- ambivalence ,
- capriciousness ,
- changeability ,
- double-mindedness ,
- fickleness ,
- halfheartedness ,
- impulsiveness ,
- inconsistency ,
- infirmity ,
- insipidity ,
- shiftiness ,
- shyness ,
- spinelessness ,
- uncertainty ,
- unsureness ,
- vacillation ,
- volatility ,
- wateriness ,
- weakness ,
- yellowness .
- counter argument ,
- counter arguments ,
- counter-arguments ,
- counterarguments ,
- demurrings ,
- dis approbation ,
- dis approbations ,
- dis approval ,
- dis approvals ,
- dis content ,
- dis contents ,
- dis esteem ,
- dis esteems ,
- dis-approbation ,
- dis-approbations ,
- dis-approval ,
- dis-approvals ,
- dis-content ,
- dis-contents ,
- dis-esteem ,
- dis-esteems ,
- re monstrance ,
- re monstrances ,
- re-monstrance ,
- re-monstrances ,
- shrinkings .
Other synonyms:
- objection .
Other relevant words:
• aversion
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- Averseness ,
- Disrelish ,
- Indisposedness ,
- Indocility ,
- Involuntariness ,
- Loathness ,
- Nolition ,
- Reluctancy ,
- Remonstration ,
- Renitence ,
- Renitency ,
- Sulks ,
- abhorrence ,
- abnegation ,
- abomination ,
- ailment ,
- alienation ,
- animosity ,
- antagonism ,
- antipathy ,
- automatism ,
- aversion ,
- backwardness ,
- compunction ,
- contrariety ,
- declension ,
- declination ,
- declining ,
- demur ,
- denial ,
- deprivation ,
- difficulty ,
- disaffection ,
- disagreement ,
- disclaimer ,
- dislike ,
- disobedience ,
- disposition ,
- dissent ,
- doubt ,
- fear ,
- foot-dragging ,
- hatred ,
- hesitancy ,
- hesitation ,
- horror ,
- hostility ,
- illness ,
- irreconcilableness ,
- loathing ,
- misgiving ,
- nay ,
- negation ,
- negative ,
- nix ,
- nonacceptance ,
- noncompliance ,
- nonobservance ,
- odium ,
- protestation ,
- qualm ,
- recalcitrance ,
- recantation ,
- refusal ,
- rejection ,
- repudiation ,
- reserve ,
- retention ,
- slowness ,
- temperament ,
- thumbs-down ,
- to and fro ,
- turndown .
- Hates ,
- counter-argument ,
- counterargument ,
- demurral ,
- fumbling ,
- fumblings ,
- having no use for ,
- hemming and hawing ,
- indecisiveness ,
- irresoluteness ,
- irresolution ,
- niggle ,
- procrastination ,
- procrastinations ,
- reluctance ,
- scruple ,
- shillyshally ,
- stumbling ,
- stumblings ,
- tentativeness ,
- timidness ,
- to-and-fro ,
- waverings .
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How to use "Unwillingness" in context?
There are a variety of reasons someone might be unwilling to do something. They might not want to do it because it's hard, or because it's embarrassing, or because it's dangerous. Sometimes people are unwilling because they don't know how to do it. Other times people are unwilling because they don't want to get hurt, or because they don't want to get caught.
Whatever the reason, people can be difficult to force into doing things they're not interested in or want to avoid. Sometimes you might have to be persistent or even aggressive to get someone to do what they don't want to do.
Paraphrases for Unwillingness:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
reluctance.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
will, willingness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
aversion, denial, dislike, eagerness, failure, inability, lack, refuse, rejection, renunciation, resentment, resistance, stamina, Refusing, ill-will.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
desire, determination, hesitancy, hesitation, readiness, refusal, reticence.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Unwillingness:
n.
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attribute
disposition, temperament.
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attribute
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