involuntary

Questions about involuntary

What does involuntary mean?

involuntary means "not subject to the control of the will". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in involuntary?

involuntary has 5 syllables: in-vo-lun-tar-y. The stress falls on "vo". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛɹi/.

What is another word for involuntary?

Close synonyms include nonvoluntary, unvoluntary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of involuntary?

The recorded antonyms are voluntary, voluntary.

Is involuntary a common word?

involuntary is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with involuntary?

30 words rhyme with involuntary. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.