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involuntary has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 1 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is voluntary.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
not subject to the control of the will
“involuntary manslaughter”
controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
“involuntary muscles”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for involuntary come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.