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Synonyms for reluctance
rɪˈlʌk tənsre·luc·tance

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  1. reluctance

    Synonyms:
    aversion, repugnance, unwillingness, dislike, regret, misgiving

    Antonyms:
    desire, readiness, willingness, promptitude, alacrity, welcome, forwardness, eagerness

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  1. reluctancenoun

    (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

    Synonyms:
    hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, disinclination

  2. reluctance, 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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  1. reluctancenoun

    Synonyms:
    repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging

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  1. reluctancenoun

    Synonyms:
    unwillingness, disinclination, aversion

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How to use reluctance in a sentence?

  1. Daniel Moise:

    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.

  2. Jerry Nadler:

    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.

  3. Bennie Thompson:

    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.

  4. James Ferstle:

    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.

  5. Michael James:

    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.


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