unwilling

[ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ]

Definition:
1. Not disposed or inclined toward.
2. In spite of contrary volition.

Use 'unwilling' in a sentence:

1. Students are unwilling to really work. They want to be spoon-fed.
2. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
3. He was yoked to an unwilling partner.
4. She was certainly an unwilling victim of circumstances.
5. The country's leaders are unwilling to take unpopular measures to stop the rot.
6. Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.
7. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable—or unwilling—to "play the game".
8. He is a man who is unfit for a higher post but unwilling to take a lower one in his work.
9. The old couple, accustomed to country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with their son.
10. She became uncooperative: unwilling to do her homework or help with any household chores.
11. But most employers are unwilling to let them do so.
12. She was either unwilling or she just didn't have that book.
13. The enlightenment of this saying is not lost in our era but unwilling to understand others seems prevalent.
14. The illness made her apathetic and unwilling to meet people.
15. The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas.
16. For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it.
17. If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them.
18. They are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.
19. The manager had no choice but to pay those unwilling helpers.
20. A youthful teacher, he finds himself an unwilling participant in school politics.
21. You cannot compel good work from unwilling students.
22. Yet, she noted, many young people are especially unwilling to take risks at school afraid that one low test score or poor grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.
23. The king was at first very unwilling to let him go, but at last yielded to his wish.
24. I am unwilling to set a precedent.
25. Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved.
26. The doctor did nothing to interfere, unwilling to offend the old man.
27. The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.
28. She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.
29. The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
30. They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
31. They remain unwilling to intervene militarily in what could be an unending war.
32. They were unwilling to compromise with the military.
33. He became the unwilling object of her attention.
34. She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman's finger.
35. Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
36. Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat.
37. Social scientists have grown extremely unwilling to make value judgments about cultures.
38. The management is understood to be very unwilling to agree to this request.
39. He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year.
40. He was unwilling to make a prediction about which books would sell in the coming year.
41. The most interesting ones were outstanding men who were unwilling to accept the meek and passive role of the peasant.
42. They were unwilling, or unable, to guarantee safe passage from the city to the aircraft.
43. She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer.
44. Certain of those present were unwilling to discuss the matter further.