Need another word that means the same as “willing”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “willing” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Willing” are: uncoerced, unforced, ready, prepared, disposed, inclined, minded, in the mood, ungrudging, volition
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “willing” as a noun can have the following definitions:
volition | The faculty or power of using one’s will. Without conscious volition she backed into her office. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “willing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
disposed | Naturally disposed toward. James didn t seem disposed to take the hint. |
in the mood | Directed or bound inward. |
inclined | At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position. An inclined plane. |
minded | (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified. Career minded. |
prepared | Equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources. He paints over the prepared canvas with brown acrylic to bring out the cracks. |
ready | Mentally disposed. I expect you re ready for a drink. |
uncoerced | Not brought about by coercion or force. The confession was uncoerced. |
unforced | Not compelled or constrained. A voice with a pleasingly unforced quality. |
ungrudging | Without envy or reluctance. Ungrudging admiration. |
amenable | Disposed or willing to comply. The tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment. |
apt | Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence. He is apt to lose. |
compliant | Having the property of compliance. A compliant labour force. |
conformable | (of strata in contact) deposited in a continuous sequence, and having the same direction of stratification. Plans conformable with your wishes. |
disposed | Usually followed by to naturally disposed toward. James didn t seem disposed to take the hint. |
docile | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed. Docile pupils eager for instruction. |
eager | Strongly wanting to do or have something. Eager for success. |
earnest | Earnest. An earnest student. |
enthusiastic | Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. Was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons. |
fain | In a willing manner. The traveller was fain to proceed. |
given | Inclined or disposed to. Given the engine s condition it is a wonder that it started. |
gladly | In a willing manner. This was gladly agreed to. |
happily | It is fortunate that. Eleanor giggled happily. |
inclined | Having made preparations. Inclined to be moody. |
malleable | Easily influenced. Malleable metals such as gold. |
manageable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
minded | Interested in or enthusiastic about a particular thing. Civic minded. |
obedient | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. Obedient children. |
obey | Behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc. When the order was repeated he refused to obey. |
overly | To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits. She was a jealous and overly possessive woman. |
partiality | A predisposition to like something. Miller s partiality for flowering shrubs is evident. |
prone | Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable. Farmed fish are prone to disease. |
reliance | Certainty based on past experience. The farmer s reliance on pesticides. |
susceptible | Capable or admitting of. They only do it to tease him he s too susceptible. |
tame | Make less powerful and easier to control. She was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed. |
tractable | Responsive to suggestions and influences. Trying to make the mathematics tractable. |
volitional | Relating to the use of one’s will. A volitional act. |
voluntary | (in a competition) a special performance left to the performer’s choice. We are funded by voluntary contributions. |
vulnerable | Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation. We were in a vulnerable position. |
willingly | Readily; of one’s own free will. She went willingly. |
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