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unwilled

adjective

Not disposed of in a legal will.

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involuntary nonvoluntary unvoluntary

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Meanings

adjectiveunwilled (not comparable)

not comparableNot disposed of in a legal will.
Or is it to go no further than to condemn such a law as that which in England gives unwilled lands to the eldest son?
1905, John Morley, Rousseau
not comparableNot willed or wished for.
In early infancy activity is entirely purposeless and unwilled, merely the instinctive movement of every part of the body.
1907, Antoinette Abernethy Lamoreaux, The Unfolding Life

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewithout deliberate volition, desire, or intention

Similar

involuntary nonvoluntary unvoluntary

Also see

involuntary nonvoluntary unvoluntary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + willed.

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Cite this entry

APA

unwilled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwilled

MLA

“unwilled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwilled. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwilled,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwilled.

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