NONVOLUNTARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonvoluntary mean? 

• NONVOLUNTARY (adjective)
  The adjective NONVOLUNTARY has 1 sense:

1. not subject to the control of the will

  Familiarity information: NONVOLUNTARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONVOLUNTARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not subject to the control of the will

Synonyms:

involuntary; nonvoluntary; unvoluntary

Context example:

It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat

Similar:

driven; goaded (compelled forcibly by an outside agency)

forced (forced or compelled)

unconscious (without conscious volition)

unwilled (without deliberate volition, desire, or intention)

unwilling (in spite of contrary volition)

Also:

unconscious (not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead)

unwilling (not disposed or inclined toward)