willing
Ready without hesitation
Willing means ready or prepared to do something without reluctance: I'm willing to help if you need me.
It suggests consent or agreement rather than enthusiasm—someone willing isn't necessarily eager, just not opposed.
A willing participant cooperates voluntarily.
Willingly is the adverb: She willingly admitted her mistake.
To be willing also implies capacity: God willing, if fate is willing.
Pleasantly cooperative
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
- assentingExpressing agreement officially
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
accepting · concurring · approving · sanctioning · endorsing · ratifying · affirming · confirmatory
Giving useful aid
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
- amenableWilling to comply
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
obliging · supportive · collaborative · participatory · game · sporting · unselfish · generous
Made ready beforehand
- disposedInclined toward something
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- predisposedInclined beforehand
- proneInclined or face-down
apt · liable · given · minded · fain · tending · partial · poised
Showing intense eager enjoyment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · gung-ho · hungry · desirous · yearning · longing · craving · ambitious
Arising without external cause
- unpromptedDone without being asked
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- self-motivatedInternally driven to act
- freewillCapacity for autonomous choice
deliberate · intentional · autonomous · independent · self-determined · unrequired · unasked · freely
agreeable
Pleasantly cooperative
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
- assentingExpressing agreement officially
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
permissive · accepting · concurring · approving · sanctioning · endorsing · ratifying · affirming · confirmatory · uncoerced
helpful
Giving useful aid
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
- amenableWilling to comply
compliant · obliging · supportive · collaborative · participatory · game · sporting · unselfish · generous · good-natured
prepared
Made ready beforehand
- disposedInclined toward something
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- predisposedInclined beforehand
prone · apt · liable · given · minded · fain · tending · partial · poised · primed
enthusiastic
Showing intense eager enjoyment
fervent · ardent · gung-ho · hungry · desirous · yearning · longing · craving · ambitious · aspiring
spontaneous
Arising without external cause
- unpromptedDone without being asked
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- self-motivatedInternally driven to act
freewill · deliberate · intentional · autonomous · independent · self-determined · unrequired · unasked · freely · gladly
willingunwilling
Opposed to participating
reluctant · disinclined · loath · loth · averse
willingforced
Made to occur unwillingly
coerced · compelled · involuntary · compulsory · mandatory
willinggrudging
Reluctant, resentful in giving
unenthusiastic · half-hearted · begrudging · resentful · apathetic
- ready and willingPrepared and eager
- God willingConditional hope invoking deity
- Lord willingConditional hope invoking divinity
- willing to listen
- willing participants
- show willingDisplay eagerness to help
unwilling, willingly, willingness, unwillingness, unwillingly