in the mood

ADJECTIVE

inclined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apt prone willing

STRONG

disposed given predisposed tending

WEAK

bent on likely

Antonyms

STRONG

unwilling

ADJECTIVE

willing

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 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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Shoppers weren’t in the mood to pay more for staples such as coffee, chocolate, and ice cream as inflation squeezed their wallets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But it is one of the most useful things you can keep in your fridge: affordable, basically already prepped and flexible enough to become almost anything, depending on what you’re in the mood for.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Mr. Trump was in the mood to knock down the East Wing of the White House and build in its place something huge and imposing, certainly needed, possibly grand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The final day task demanded the utmost golfing courage and Young was in the mood.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s nothing against my dad, I’m just not in the mood to fake about a stranger.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

in the mood

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