will-less

adjective

ˈwil-ləs 

1

: involving no exercise of the will : involuntary

will-less obedience

2

: not exercising the will

life-benumbed, will-less characters

—Norma Rosen

Synonyms

• coerced
• forced
• involuntary
• unintended
• unintentional
• unwilling

Examples of will-less in a Sentence

her involvement in the after-school program was will-less—her parents made her go

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1