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/ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/ · adverb
In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought..
Her leg twitched involuntarily.
He involuntarily overheard the conversation.
His eyes filled with tears, as he took up the glittering lengths. Their pale gold was lovely as ever; but there was something in the touch from which he involuntarily recoiled.
Kennedy’s vocal rasp is not caused by an infection or respiratory condition. Instead, he has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition in which the muscles that open and close his vocal cords spasm involuntarily, creating a strained or strangled quality to his speech.
Use involuntarily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Involuntarily means In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include voluntarily.
Her leg twitched involuntarily.
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