willing

[wil-ing] / ˈwɪl ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

agreeable, ready

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active amenable eager enthusiastic happy inclined pleased prepared prone responsible

STRONG

accommodating consenting content deliberate disposed fair feeling forward game predisposed prompt voluntary

WEAK

cheerful compliant desirous energetic favorable go along with in accord with in favor in the mood intentional like-minded obedient reliable tractable unasked unbidden unforced well-disposed willful witting zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic disinterested indifferent irresponsible unenthusiastic

STRONG

disinclined unprepared unready unwilling

WEAK

disagreeable

Example Sentences

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It is a mandate no other attorney general has been willing or able to fulfill successfully.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

When it comes to your partner’s parents, communicate what type of homes you’d be willing to buy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

LeCedre also questioned Hipolito about being “willing to lie to the officers,” and asked whether he’d be willing to lie on the stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"As a result, friends and allies will be ever less willing to cooperate with the United States," he wrote this week in The Atlantic.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Wachovia, amazingly, remained willing to sell cheap insurance on subprime mortgage bonds; the risk its credit officers were unwilling to take was the risk of dealing directly with Cornwall Capital.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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