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Involuntary

Not having will or the power of choice.

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Automatic 84% connected

Alt. of Automatical

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Automatic 84% connected

Alt. of Automatical

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Autonomic 84% connected

Having the power of self-government; autonomous.

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Autonomic 84% connected

Having the power of self-government; autonomous.

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Driven 84% connected

of Drive

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Driven 84% connected

of Drive

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Forced 84% connected

of Force

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Forced 84% connected

of Force

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Goaded 84% connected

of Goad

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Goaded 84% connected

of Goad

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Reflex 84% connected

Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.

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Reflex 84% connected

Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.

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Reflexive 84% connected

Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.

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Reflexive 84% connected

Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.

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Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unwilled 84% connected

Deprived of the faculty of will or volition.

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Unwilled 84% connected

Deprived of the faculty of will or volition.

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Unwilling 84% connected

Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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Unwilling 84% connected

Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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Vegetative 84% connected

Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.

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Vegetative 84% connected

Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.

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Unconscious 66% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unconscious 66% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unwilling 66% connected

Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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Unwilling 66% connected

Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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Synonym 1

Unvoluntary 92% connected

Involuntary.

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Antonym 2

Voluntary 94% connected

Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

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Voluntary 94% connected

Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

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