Willing

Quick meaning: Willing is an adjective meaning Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.

Meaning

Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.

More Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of will
2. (rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.

Example Sentences

If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.

Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed.

"Of course, the ventilation is awful. We pump the air down, but two-hour shifts are the most the men can do - and they are willing lads too."

In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.

Word Forms

• willings

Synonyms for willing

Depending on context, synonyms include agreeable, agreeing, consenting, voluntary, amenable, compliant.

Antonyms for willing

Common opposites include unwilling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include amenable, disposed, compliant, volition, volitional, ready.

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