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involuntary adjective [ ɪnˈvɒlənt(ə)ri ]

• done without will or conscious control.
• "she gave an involuntary shudder"
Similar: reflex, reflexive, automatic, knee-jerk, mechanical, unconditioned, spontaneous, instinctive, instinctual, impulsive, unconscious, unthinking, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, inadvertent, uncontrolled, uncontrollable,
Opposite: voluntary, deliberate,
• done against someone's will; compulsory.
• "a policy of involuntary repatriation"
Similar: compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, forced, coerced, coercive, compelled, exacted, imposed, demanded, required, constrained, ordained, prescribed, unwilling, unconsenting, against one's will, against one's wishes, reluctant, grudging,
Opposite: voluntary, optional, willing,


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