Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Willingness

Nouns
  • willingness, voluntariness etc. adj.
  • willing mind, heart. disposition, inclination, leaning, animus
  • frame of mind, humor, mood, vein
  • bent etc. (turn of mind) Affections
  • penchant etc. (desire) Desire
  • aptitude etc. Skill. docility, docibleness
  • persuasibleness, persuasibility
  • pliability etc. (softness) Softness. geniality, cordiality
  • goodwill
  • alacrity, readiness, earnestness, forwardness
  • eagerness etc. (desire) Desire. asset etc. Assent
  • compliance etc. Consent
  • pleasure etc. (will) Will
  • gratuitous service. labor of love
  • volunteer, volunteering.
Verbs
  • be willing etc. adj.
  • incline, lean to, mind, propend
  • had as lief
  • lend a willing ear, give a willing ear, turn a willing ear
  • have a half a mind to, have a great mind to
  • hold to, cling to
  • desire etc. Desire. see fit, think good, think proper
  • acquiesce etc. (assent) Assent
  • comply with etc. Consent. swallow the bait, nibble at the bait
  • gorge the hook
  • have no scruple of, make no scruple of
  • make no bones of
  • jump at, catch at
  • meet halfway
  • volunteer.
Adjectives
  • willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable
  • favorably-minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed
  • nothing loth
  • in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind. ready, forward, earnest, eager
  • bent upon etc. (desirous) Desire
  • predisposed, propense. docile
  • persuadable, persuasible
  • suasible, easily persuaded, facile, easy-going
  • tractable etc. (pliant) Softness
  • genial, gracious, cordial, cheering, hearty
  • content etc. (assenting) Assent. voluntary, gratuitous, spontaneous
  • unasked etc. (ask) etc. Request
  • unforced etc. (free) Freedom.
Adverbs
  • willingly etc. adj.
  • fain, freely, as lief, heart and soul
  • with pleasure, with all one's heart, with open arms
  • with good will, with right will
  • heart in hand, nothing loth, without reluctance, of one's own accord, graciously
  • by all means, by all manner of means
  • to one's heart's content
  • yes etc. (assent) Assent.