Involuntary synonyms and antonyms

ĭn-vŏl'ən-tĕr'ē

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Controlled and directed internally : self-active : spontaneous movement characteristic of living things

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An involuntary physiological response to a stimulus, as the withdrawal of a body part from burning heat.

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Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.

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Imposed by force; involuntary:

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(Mech.) Acting briefly and as a result of impulse

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Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:

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Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified

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Done by machine.

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(Archaic) Offering resistance; opposing.

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Not aware of one's own existence; not conscious of self

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Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

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Having no incentive or interest:

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Not rehearsed.

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Not contrived for effect; natural:

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Done, given, or said reluctantly:

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automatic (related)

Self-regulating:

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Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting

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Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

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habitual (related)

Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.

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Belonging but not essential; attributive; incidental

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Compelled, mandated, obligatory, or required, especially if by legal process or a statute.

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Physically fit, especially as the result of exercise

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Not intended; unplanned

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Not knowing; unaware:

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The condition of being automatic, or the degree of this

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mechanicality

Alternative form of mechanicalness.

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deliberate (antonym)

Unhurried and methodical

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voluntary (antonym)

(Law) Without legal obligation or consideration:

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unforced (antonym)

Not forced; caused by oneself.

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conscious (antonym)

Showing awareness of or preoccupation with something. Often used in combination:

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intentional (antonym)

The definition of intentional is something done on purpose.

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Not planned or thought out in advance:

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planned (related)

Existing or designed according to a plan

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nonvoluntary

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(Archaic) involuntary

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spasmodic (related)

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automatism (related)

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convulsive (related)

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