involuntary

 
  Grep  of  noun  involuntary 
  freedom  from  involuntary  servitude 
  involuntary  muscle 
  involuntary  trust 
 
  Overview  of  adj  involuntary 
 
  The  adj  involuntary  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  involuntary,  nonvoluntary,  unvoluntary  --  (not  subject  to  the  control  of  the  will  "involuntary  manslaughter";  "involuntary  servitude";  "an  involuntary  shudder";  "It  (becoming  a  hero)  was  involuntary.  They  sank  my  boat"-  John  F.Kennedy) 
  2.  involuntary  --  ((physiology)  controlled  by  the  autonomic  nervous  system;  without  conscious  control;  "involuntary  muscles";  "gave  an  involuntary  start") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  involuntary 
 
  2  senses  of  involuntary 
 
  Sense  1 
  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary),  nonvoluntary,  unvoluntary 
 
  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
  =>  by  choice(prenominal) 
  =>  freewill 
  =>  intentional,  willful,  wilful 
  =>  self-imposed 
  =>  uncoerced,  unforced,  willing 
  =>  unpaid,  volunteer(postnominal) 
  =>  volitional 
 
  Sense  2 
  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary) 
 
  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  involuntary 
 
  2  senses  of  involuntary 
 
  Sense  1 
  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary),  nonvoluntary,  unvoluntary 
  =>  driven,  goaded 
  =>  forced 
  =>  unconscious 
  =>  unwilled 
  =>  unwilling 
  Also  See->  unconscious#1;  unwilling#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary) 
  =>  automatic,  reflex(postnominal),  reflexive 
  =>  autonomic 
  =>  vegetative 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  involuntary 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  involuntary 
 
  involuntary  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  involuntary 
  involuntary 
 
  Overview  of  adj  involuntary 
 
  The  adj  involuntary  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  involuntary,  nonvoluntary,  unvoluntary  --  (not  subject  to  the  control  of  the  will  "involuntary  manslaughter";  "involuntary  servitude";  "an  involuntary  shudder";  "It  (becoming  a  hero)  was  involuntary.  They  sank  my  boat"-  John  F.Kennedy) 
  2.  involuntary  --  ((physiology)  controlled  by  the  autonomic  nervous  system;  without  conscious  control;  "involuntary  muscles";  "gave  an  involuntary  start") 

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