Synonyms: unvoluntary, nonvoluntary, involuntary
Definition: not subject to the control of the will
Usage: involuntary manslaughter; involuntary servitude; an involuntary shudder; It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat- John F.Kennedy
Definition: compelled forcibly by an outside agency
Usage: mobs goaded by blind hatred
Similar words: forced
Definition: forced or compelled
Usage: promised to abolish forced labor
Similar words: unconscious
Definition: without conscious volition
Similar words: unwilled
Definition: without deliberate volition
Similar words: unwilling
Definition: in spite of contrary volition
Synonyms: involuntary
Definition: controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
Usage: involuntary muscles; gave an involuntary start
Similar words: automatic, reflex, reflexive
Definition: without volition or conscious control
Usage: the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light; a reflex knee jerk; sneezing is reflexive
Similar words: autonomic
Definition: relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system
Usage: autonomic reflexes
Similar words: vegetative
Definition: relating to involuntary bodily functions
Usage: vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation