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UNVOLUNTARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unvoluntary mean?
• UNVOLUNTARY (adjective)
The adjective UNVOLUNTARY has 1 sense:
1. not subject to the control of the will
Familiarity information: UNVOLUNTARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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