involuntarily

adverb

Definition of involuntarilynext
as in inevitably

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Recent Examples of involuntarily Romanoff sacrifices herself to retrieve the soul stone, and Nebula involuntarily connects with her past self—a connection used by a past Thanos to decipher the Avengers’ plan. — Michael McDonough, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 Still, the image speaks to a kind of confusion of the senses that’s akin to synesthesia, the rare neurological condition in which the stimulation of one sense involuntarily triggers another. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 He was sentenced to time served since he was held involuntarily for mental health treatment until he was deemed competent to face criminal charges, the sheriff’s office said. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Some have moved elsewhere in the United States or left the country, voluntarily or involuntarily. — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 His family later said he had been involuntarily admitted to a facility for a mental health evaluation. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Tagovailoa was lying on a field in Miami, involuntarily grasping at the air with his right arm before curling into something akin to the fetal position. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026 This includes not only people who are unemployed and looking for a job, but also those who are involuntarily working part-time and who are earning poverty-level wages, or less than $26,000 annually before taxes. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 That order applied to nearly 8,000 active-duty and reserve troops who were involuntarily separated after refusing the shot, more than half of whom did not receive honorable discharges. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for involuntarily
  1. inevitably
  2. unavoidably
  3. necessarily
  4. inescapably
Adverb
  • Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point.
    — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Streamlining the process of coalescing supply chain insights will help brands not just with the regulations coming down the pike, but those that will inevitably follow.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inevitably
Adverb
  • Our small island has arguably contributed more in terms of popular music than any other nation, but British driving songs are unavoidably parochial.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Daniel West’s adaptation hits the major plot points and select lines of dialogue, but has typically, unavoidably, been streamlined and compressed.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of unavoidably
Adverb
  • Because light obeys a superposition principle even under classical physics, this experimental breakthrough doesn’t imply that Schrödinger’s equation necessarily applies to objects 12,900 kilometers wide.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • While the promotion promises access to a future game, not every remaining ticket holder is necessarily guaranteed their preferred World Series matchup.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of necessarily
Adverb
  • The inherent challenge in making films dealing with progressive illness is not succumbing to an inescapably formulaic structure that can’t help but go with the territory.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Football is inescapably tribal and opposition abuse tends to prompt a closing of ranks.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of inescapably

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“Involuntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involuntarily. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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