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Definition of unwilling : Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

Synonyms:

demurring, refractory, malcontent, resistant, intractable, grudging, hesitating, shy of, remiss, unready, loth, flinching, unvoluntary, willing, backward, unenthusiastic, doubtful, unwilled, wayward, evasive, against the grain, slow, involuntary, nonvoluntary, slack, unintentional, indocile, against, laggard

easygoing, insouciant, cold, passive, perfunctory, lukewarm, dispassionate, indifferent, unconcerned, cool, half-hearted, neutral, uncaring, disinterested, nonchalant, uninterested, detached, apathetic, impartial

loath, averse, noncooperative, stubborn, squeamish, resisting, defiant, reluctant, uncomplying, contrary, balky, non-consenting, uncooperative, irreconcilable, unhelpful, opposed, unconsenting, unyielding, disinclined, indisposed, obstinate, recalcitrant

shrinking, tentative, ambivalent, uncertain, shifty, watery, inconsistent, hesitant, dillydallying, infirm, shy, indecisive, irresolute, irresponsible, vacillating, unresolved, insipid, flitting, yellow, weak, impulsive, capricious, volatile, changeable, erratic, double-minded, unsure, shilly-shally, undependable, halfhearted, fly-by-night, spineless, fickle, undecided

Usage examples:

• I wanted to keep the money in the family, so to speak, and I was not only unwilling to harm Old Dibs myself, but I didn't want no others to harm him neither. - "Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas", Lloyd Osbourne.
• " Well, Mr. Lambert might have told him," answered the secretary, not unwilling to draw that young man into the trouble. - "Red Money", Fergus Hume.
• Copernicus turned about and closed the door very carefully, unwilling to break the profound silence. - "The Panchronicon", Harold Steele Mackaye.