willing

Definition for willing

adjective as in agreeable, ready

Strongest matches

active, amenable, eager, enthusiastic, happy, inclined, pleased, prepared, prone, responsible

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

Weak matches

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

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The tense silence will be the first of several battles of will between the two men, neither willing to yield.

From Los Angeles Times

The real people are caught in the middle, and Democrats are willing to sacrifice those people.

From BBC

It’s designed to push us into less-tapped areas of empathy for a forgotten class of citizens who are willing to imperil their lives for something more than mere survival.

From Los Angeles Times

The main sticking point in the negotiations is how much and when the upper basin states are willing to share in the cuts, said J.B.

From Los Angeles Times

In duelling press conferences on Capitol Hill on Thursday, neither party appeared willing to give ground.

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