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Synonyms for "reluctant" in English

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reluctant:
- reluctant; rejecting; anaphoric; unwilling; loth; loath
- reluctant; refractory

English

Detailed Synonyms for reluctant in English

reluctant:

reluctant adj

reluctant
reluctant; rejecting; anaphoric; unwilling
- reluctant adj
- rejecting adj
- anaphoric adj
- unwilling adj
reluctant

– not eager ¹
reluctant
– not eager ¹
- reluctant adj
  - foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways¹
  - fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him¹
reluctant

– disinclined to become involved ¹
reluctant
– disinclined to become involved ¹
- reluctant adj
  - they were usually reluctant to socialize¹
  - reluctant to help¹
reluctant

– unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom ¹
reluctant; loth; loath
– unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom ¹
- reluctant adj
  - a reluctant smile¹
- loth adj
- loath adj
  - loath to admit a mistake¹

reluctant

reluctant
reluctant; refractory
- reluctant
- refractory

Related Words for "reluctant":

reluctantly

Alternate Synonyms for "reluctant":

Related Definitions for "reluctant":

not eager¹
- foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways¹
- fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him¹
disinclined to become involved¹
- they were usually reluctant to socialize¹
- reluctant to help¹
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom¹
- a reluctant smile¹

Related Synonyms for reluctant

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