Meanings
adjectivenonvoluntary (not comparable)
- not comparableNot voluntary.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot subject to the control of the will
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishnon-voluntari
- Englishnonvoluntary
From Middle English non-voluntari, equivalent to non- + voluntary.
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APA
nonvoluntary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvoluntary
MLA
“nonvoluntary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvoluntary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvoluntary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvoluntary.
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