All involuntary synonyms
in·vol·un·tar·y
I i adj involuntary
- forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
- uncontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- unintentional — not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- conditioned — of or denoting a response that has been learned
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- instinctive — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- knee-jerk — of or relating to a knee-jerk.
- obligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- reflex — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- reluctant — unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- unconscious — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
- unpremeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unthinking — thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
- unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- unwitting — inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
- instinctual — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- unintended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
- begrudging — to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
- grudging — done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- reflexive — Grammar. (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- meditate — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- unprompted — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- will-less — having or exerting no will: a timid, will-less little man.
adjective involuntary
- unchosen — a past participle of choose.