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in·vol·un·tar·y
 involuntary
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not determined by choice, will, or desire.
involuntary obedience- synonyms:
- compulsory, obligatory
- antonyms:
- voluntary
- similar words:
- automatic, captive, coercive, forced, imposed, mandatory, requisite
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| definition 2: |
not subject to conscious control; unconscious or automatic.
an involuntary muscle contraction- synonyms:
- automatic, reflex, unconscious
- antonyms:
- voluntary
- similar words:
- subliminal, unintentional, unwitting
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| related words: |
casual, inadvertent, inevitable, instinctive |
adverb + (adj.)involuntary
entirely, essentially
(adj.)involuntary
+ adverb
backward, deep, mentally
(adj.)involuntary
+ noun
admission,
assault,
bankruptcy,
breath,
breathing,
celibacy,
commitment,
confession,
consent,
contact,
contraction,
conversion,
creation,
cry,
departure,
deputy,
detention,
disappearance,
disappointment,
entry,
euthanasia,
exile,
exit,
exposure,
felony,
function,
furlough,
gasp,
gesture,
glance,
grandparent,
groan,
grunt,
homicide,
hospitalization,
immigrant,
impulse,
infertility,
intoxication,
jerk,
laugh,
laughter,
layoff,
leave,
loss,
manslaughter,
memory,
migrant,
migration,
minority,
moan,
motion,
movement,
muscle,
noise,
petition,
pleasure,
reaction,
recognition,
reflex,
repatriation,
response,
retirement,
separation,
servitude,
shiver,
shudder,
smile,
smoke,
smoking,
sound,
spasm,
statement,
stay,
step,
sterilization,
tear,
termination,
testing,
tic,
tobacco,
transfer,
treatment,
tremor,
twitch,
urine,
withdrawal
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| derivations: |
involuntarily (adv.), involuntariness (n.) |
The word involuntary
contains the following parts:
vol
Latin
root
that means wish, intention, will
  Example words:
-ary1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, of, related to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ary1 attaches to Latin roots (e.g., primary
, literary
) and to nouns (e.g., cautionary
, fragmentary
), forming adjectives.
Example words:
alimentary, cautionary, complimentary, contemporary, discretionary, elementary, evolutionary, exemplary, expeditionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, fragmentary, honorary, involuntary, legendary, literary, momentary, primary, revolutionary, sanitary, sedentary, sedimentary, solitary, stationary, sublunary, superlunary, temporary, voluntary
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