involuntary
Meaning of involuntary
adjective
- done without will or conscious control.
she gave an involuntary shudder
- done against someone's will; compulsory.
a policy of involuntary repatriation
Information about involuntary
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of involuntary
in-vol-un-tary
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- involuntary is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
involuntary synonyms
Meaning nonvoluntary:
Meaning (of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus:
Meaning denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used, e.g. myself, themselves:
Meaning done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or attention:
Meaning (of an action) done without thought or spontaneity; automatic:
Meaning not subject to conditions or to an antecedent condition; unconditional:
Meaning (of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary:
Meaning (of a person) doing or being a specified thing apparently naturally or automatically:
Meaning relating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; based on instinct:
Meaning acting or done without forethought:
Meaning done or existing without one realizing:
Meaning expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences:
Meaning not done on purpose:
Meaning not planned or meant:
Meaning not planned:
Meaning not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning:
Meaning not controlled:
Meaning not controllable:
Meaning required by law or a rule; obligatory:
Meaning required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory:
Meaning required by law or mandate; compulsory:
Meaning obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power:
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning relating to or using force or threats:
Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:
Meaning demand and obtain (something) from someone:
Meaning force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone:
Meaning ask authoritatively or brusquely:
Meaning officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable:
Meaning appearing forced or overly controlled:
Meaning make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on:
Meaning (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing:
Meaning not ready, eager, or prepared to do something:
Meaning not consenting:
Meaning unwilling and hesitant; disinclined:
Meaning given or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully:
involuntary antonyms
Meaning done, given, or acting of one's own free will:
Meaning done consciously and intentionally:
Meaning available to be chosen but not obligatory:
Meaning ready, eager, or prepared to do something:
Words that rhyme with involuntary
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