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Synonyms for reluctant
rɪˈlʌk təntre·luc·tant
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Wiktionary
reluctantadjective
Synonyms:
disinclined, unwillingreluctantadjective
Opposing; offering resistance (to).
Synonyms:
unwilling, disinclinedreluctantadjective
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling.
She was reluctant to lend him the money
Synonyms:
disinclined, unwilling
English Synonyms and Antonyms
reluctant
Reluctant (Latin re, back, and lucto, strive, struggle) signifies struggling against what one is urged or impelled to do, or is actually doing; averse (Latin a, from, and verto, turn) signifies turned away as with dislike or repugnance; loath (Anglo-Saxon lath, evil, hateful) signifies having a repugnance, disgust, or loathing for, tho the adjective loath is not so strong as the verb loathe. A dunce is always averse to study; a good student is disinclined to it when a fine morning tempts him out; he is indisposed to it in some hour of weariness. A man may be slow or backward in entering upon that to which he is by no means averse. A man is loath to believe evil of his friend, reluctant to speak of it, absolutely unwilling to use it to his injury. A legislator may be opposed to a certain measure, while not averse to what it aims to accomplish. Compare ANTIPATHY.
Synonyms:
averse, backward, disinclined, indisposed, loath, opposed, slow, unwillingAntonyms:
desirous, disposed, eager, favorable, inclined, willing
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
loath, loth, reluctantadjective
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
"a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
Synonyms:
loth(p), indisposed(p), loath, loath(p), averse(p), loth, antipathetic, antipatheticalAntonyms:
eager, inclined(p), willingreluctantadjective
disinclined to become involved
"they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
Antonyms:
willing, eager, inclined(p)reluctantadjective
not eager
"foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"
Antonyms:
eager, inclined(p), willing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
reluctantadjective
Synonyms:
unwilling, loath, averse, backward, disinclined, indisposed, not disposed
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
reluctantadjective
Synonyms:
disinclined, unwilling, averse, loath, indisposed
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "reluctant":
unwilling, reticent, hesitant, loath, recalcitrant, resistant, refractory
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2901 | slow | |
#5709 | resistant | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#12026 | backward | |
#14720 | reluctant | |
#19538 | unwilling | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#32220 | hesitant | |
#43252 | averse | |
#70249 | recalcitrant | |
#78508 | loath | |
#81424 | reticent | |
#95128 | loth | |
#119355 | disinclined | |
#173035 | indisposed |
How to use reluctant in a sentence?
The courts, rightly or wrongly, treat the initiative as sort of the citizen right, and they are reluctant to get involved in trying to get rid of it, at least in advance, by using the law to keep something from being presented to the electorate.
The culture of our communities has been reluctant to support or work with the police by virtue of the treatment and the behavior that has occurred within our community, there's a distrust. It has developed into a code of conduct within our communities.
It will be a couple of years before M&A comes back, as traditional lenders and equity capital markets get more cautious and more reluctant to invest, then they of course create a vacuum.
Few expected fireworks from a report that focuses on the final months of election and Brexit uncertainty, so this is more a case of not good, but good enough. With a clear majority of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting grandees already reluctant to cut rates, this GDP print will give them no impetus to cut any time soon.
He was aggressive to both of them. He was reluctant to give his name, he was definitely not friendly.
Translations for reluctant
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- ممانعArabic
- neochotný, zdráhajícíCzech
- widerwillig, zögerndGerman
- renuente, reacioSpanish
- haluton, vastahakoinenFinnish
- réfractaire, rétif, réticent, réservéFrench
- aindeònach, leisgScottish Gaelic
- neuwooiagh, neuarryltaghManx
- kelletlenHungarian
- reluctanteInterlingua
- engganIndonesian
- riluttanteItalian
- מסרבHebrew
- 싫어하는Korean
- invītusLatin
- whakawhēuaua, whakakumu, manauheaMāori
- motvilligNorwegian
- aarzelendDutch
- motvillig, motviljugNorwegian Nynorsk
- niechętnyPolish
- relutantePortuguese
- prevăzătorRomanian
- неохотныйRussian
- motvilligSwedish
- ہچکچاہٹUrdu
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