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Synonyms for reluctance
rɪˈlʌk tənsre·luc·tance
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
reluctance
Synonyms:
aversion, repugnance, unwillingness, dislike, regret, misgivingAntonyms:
desire, readiness, willingness, promptitude, alacrity, welcome, forwardness, eagerness
Princeton's WordNet
reluctancenoun
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
Synonyms:
hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, disinclinationreluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indispositionnoun
a certain degree of unwillingness
"a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
Synonyms:
disinclination, hesitance, hesitation, falter, wavering, indisposition, faltering, vacillation, waver, hesitancy
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
reluctancenoun
Synonyms:
repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
reluctancenoun
Synonyms:
unwillingness, disinclination, aversion
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "reluctance":
unwillingness, reticence, hesitation, hesitancy, resistance, refrainment, refusal, aversion
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3656 | resistance | |
#12121 | regret | |
#12648 | refusal | |
#17397 | dislike | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#25834 | reluctance | |
#29456 | aversion | |
#41511 | unwillingness | |
#56544 | falter | |
#64040 | waver | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#67188 | faltering | |
#94220 | reticence | |
#111383 | hesitancy | |
#143011 | repugnance | |
#164981 | disinclination | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#204672 | indisposition | |
#211363 | vacillation | |
#287442 | hesitance |
How to use reluctance in a sentence?
Our hope is that by posting a photo on social media, guests are encouraging their friends and family to follow their lead, we know there are people who are hesitant to proceed with vaccination ; perhaps seeing these celebratory photos of people they know and trust will reduce their reluctance -- or at least open the door to conversation.
Bill Barr also should not have withheld this letter from Congress for as long as Bill Barr has, the Attorney General has expressed some reluctance to appear before the House Judiciary Committee this Thursday.
No one is exempt from the review of Homeland Security Committee. And without saying,' We will do this to former President Donald Trump,' or some other individual, I will trust the professional investigation that will be conducted. I will trust the people who are tasked with the responsibility of a deep dive into the scope and circumstances that got us to January 6, and if in fact they bring to us that information, that says' you need to do this,' there is absolutely no reluctance on my part as chair to issue the subpoena.
Unless you have a precedent, cases that have met the challenge of getting through a legal battle, there is often a reluctance to prosecute a case where the science shows a doping violation but the law may not allow a sanction to be imposed for that offense.
But that overhead nervousness is still there, the Evergrande situation is still a black cloud hanging over global markets. Combine that with uncertainty with Fed commentary coming tomorrow, and there’s a reluctance to get overly aggressive on the long side.
Translations for reluctance
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- váhavostCzech
- WiderstrebenGerman
- repugnanciaSpanish
- vastumeelsusEstonian
- reluktanssi, vastahakoisuus, haluttomuusFinnish
- réticenceFrench
- keenggananIndonesian
- riluttanzaItalian
- horokukūMāori
- tegenzin, magnetische weerstandDutch
- niechęćPolish
- codire, repulsie, reluctanță, ezitareRomanian
- нежелание, неохотаRussian
- isteksizlikTurkish
- ہچکچاہٹUrdu
- 不情愿Chinese
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