Synonyms for willing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wil-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪl ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for willing Other synonyms for the word willing

Définition of willing

Origin :
  • Old English willendliche; see will (v.).
  • adj agreeable, ready
Example sentences :
  • If this be the test, I am willing to be tried with Hipparete at the court of the Muses.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • But am I so fortunate as to find you willing to return with me?
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Some time, when you are willing, you shall tell me all about it.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • He was rich and he was willing to take the daughter without a single penny.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • I can only say that if my services are required I shall be found ready and willing.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • "I'll tell you how it is," said the big man in the tone of one who is willing to argue a point.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • I was willing to think that I had still a brother and sister.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • To make sure of success and the size of his stakes he was willing to invest heavily.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • I cannot take Edie into the camp, and she would not be willing if I could.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • I am willing to believe that the lack of understanding was my own fault, but a lack of understanding there was.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Antonyms for willing

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