involuntarily

Word parts

involuntary + -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛrɪli/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvɒləntrɪli/
• Hyphenation: in‧vol‧un‧ta‧ri‧ly

Adverb

Positive involuntarily

Comparative more involuntarily

Superlative most involuntarily

1. If you do something involuntarily, you do it even though you don't want to, or you do it by accident.
   • Synonym: by force
   • Antonym: voluntarily

   Don't worry, I'm not having a seizure: my arm twitches involuntarily.

   He involuntarily knocked over his bowl of soup and ruined my dress.