Involuntary synonyms

ĭn-vŏl'ən-tĕr'ē

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spontaneous
Controlled and directed internally : self-active : spontaneous movement characteristic of living things
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autonomic
Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
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reflex
An involuntary physiological response to a stimulus, as the withdrawal of a body part from burning heat.
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automatic (related)
Self-regulating:
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conditioned
Physically fit, especially as the result of exercise
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forced
Imposed by force; involuntary:
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impulsive
(Mech.) Acting briefly and as a result of impulse
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inexorable
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:
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irreparable
Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified
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mechanical
Done by machine.
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reluctant
(Archaic) Offering resistance; opposing.
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unconscious
Not aware of one's own existence; not conscious of self
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uncontrollable
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
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unmotivated
Having no incentive or interest:
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unrehearsed
Not rehearsed.
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unstudied
Not contrived for effect; natural:
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unwilling
Done, given, or said reluctantly:
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instinctive
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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accidental
Belonging but not essential; attributive; incidental
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compulsory
Compelled, mandated, obligatory, or required, especially if by legal process or a statute.
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unintended
Not intended; unplanned
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unwitting
Not knowing; unaware:
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automaticity
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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unpremeditated
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
Not voluntary.
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unvoluntary
(Archaic) involuntary
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spasmodic (related)
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automatism (related)
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convulsive (related)
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Involuntary Sentence Examples

  • Lisa put shaking fingers to her mouth to silence an involuntary cry.

  • She took an involuntary step back into the hall.

  • According to him, then, attention, even involuntary attention, requires inner will; and all the functions imputed by Hume to association, as well as those imputed to understanding by Kant, require apperception, and therefore inner will.

  • It is supported by involuntary contributions, by tithe and tax " (Canon Law in the Church of England, p. loo).

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