unwilling
adjective
not willing; reluctant; loath; averse.
unwillingly
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a word derived from
unwilling.
Example Sentences
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How does this play in the world in which you have, I think, unwillingly, been a spokesman for a lot of people who don’t particularly wanna say this, but are maybe glad somebody’s saying it?
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
If those tactics don’t work, more of them are unwillingly becoming landlords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Some people expressed indignation and concern that a passenger could be bumped off a ship unwillingly.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
It was answered immediately by the season’s opening episode, “Sermon on the Mount,” in which Jesus has become the guidance counselor at South Park Elementary, unwillingly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Then, almost unwillingly, he asked: “And...would you let him be born again?”
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
