Synonyms for willing
ˈwɪl ɪŋwill·ing

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   agreeing, voluntary, consenting, agreeable

2. willingadjective

   Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.

   If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.

   Synonyms:
   consenting, agreeable, voluntary, agreeing

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1. willing

   That is spontaneous which is freely done, with no external compulsion and, in human actions, without special premeditation or distinct determination of the will; that is voluntary which is freely done with distinct act of will; that is involuntary which is independent of the will, and perhaps in opposition to it; a willing act is not only in accordance with will, but with desire. Thus voluntary and involuntary, which are antonyms of each other, are both partial synonyms of spontaneous. We speak of spontaneous generation, spontaneous combustion, spontaneous sympathy, an involuntary start, an unbidden tear, voluntary agreement, willing submission. A babe's smile in answer to that of its mother is spontaneous; the smile of a pouting child wheedled into good humor is involuntary. In physiology the action of the heart and lungs is called involuntary; the growth of the hair and nails is spontaneous; the action of swallowing is voluntary up to a certain point, beyond which it becomes involuntary or automatic. In the fullest sense of that which is not only without the will but distinctly in opposition to it, or compulsory, involuntary becomes an antonym, not only of voluntary but of spontaneous; as, involuntary servitude. A spontaneous outburst of applause is of necessity an act of volition, but so completely dependent on sympathetic impulse that it would seem frigid to call it voluntary, while to call it involuntary would imply some previous purpose or inclination not to applaud.

   Synonyms:
   automatic, free, impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, spontaneous, unbidden, voluntary

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1. willing

   Synonyms:
   ready, voluntary, disposed, desirous, inclined

   Antonyms:
   unwilling, disinclined

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1. volition, willingadjective

   the act of making a choice

   "followed my father of my own volition"

   Synonyms:
   will, volition

   Antonyms:
   loth, unwilled, nonvoluntary, unintentional, unwilling, loath, reluctant, involuntary, grudging, unvoluntary

2. willingadjective

   disposed or inclined toward

   "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

   Synonyms:
   unforced, uncoerced

   Antonyms:
   grudging, unvoluntary, reluctant, unwilled, unintentional, involuntary, loth, loath, unwilling, nonvoluntary

3. uncoerced, unforced, willingadjective

   not brought about by coercion or force

   "the confession was uncoerced"

   Synonyms:
   unstrained, unforced, uncoerced

   Antonyms:
   reluctant, loath, unintentional, nonvoluntary, loth, unwilling, involuntary, grudging, unvoluntary, unwilled

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   inclined, disposed, desirous, minded, ready, of a mind, nothing loath, not averse

2. willingnoun

   Synonyms:
   volition

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1. willingadjective

   Synonyms:
   disposed, voluntary, desirous

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1. List of paraphrases for "willing":

   ready, prepared, loans, disposed, keen, inclined, eager, desirous, lending, loan, unwilling

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1. Lindsey Graham:

   I would hope the President would look long at hard at where he's headed in Syria, i know people are frustrated, but were never going to be safe here unless we're willing to help people over there who will stand up against this radical ideology.

2. Councilman Corey O'Connor:

   It's going to be a difficult battle, but we're willing to fight it.

3. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   This is why we have always fought. We are willing to mix with one another, but we do not want to become peoples of mixed race.

4. Iraqi Prime Minsiter Haider al-Abadi:

   God's willing, there will be a fund to rebuild areas destroyed by Daesh and the war. Tikrit and Salahuddin areas will be covered by this fund.

5. Ben Carson:

   I don't care what religion or faith someone belongs to, if they're willing to subjugate that to the American way and to our Constitution, then I have no problem with that.