Antonyms for averse
əˈvɜrsaverse

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1. averseadjective

   Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.

   Synonyms:
   disliking, disinclined, loath, fromward, unwilling, reluctant

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1. averse

   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.

   Antonyms:
   desirous, disposed, eager, favorable, inclined, willing

   Synonyms:
   backward, disinclined, indisposed, loath, opposed, reluctant, slow, unwilling

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1. averse

   Antonyms:
   ready, disposed, eager, prone, inclined, desirous

   Synonyms:
   hostile, disinclined, indisposed, repugnant, backward, unwilling, reluctant, loath

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1. antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

   "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

   Antonyms:
   inclined(p)

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1. averseadjective

   Synonyms:
   disinclined, indisposed, reluctant, loath

How to use averse in a sentence?

1. Pavan Potluri:

   If the concept works in reality it's going to have a lot of potential, but vehicle manufacturers are always very risk-averse, so the biggest challenge may be getting one to sign up to it.

2. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Investors took profits on stocks such as financials, which gained recently on rising U.S. yields, they are risk averse now, and they want to secure profits before they see the outcome of G20 meeting.

3. Scott Fletcher:

   The best chief compliance officers have successfully mitigated risk for a living, and they tend to be relatively risk-averse when thinking about their careers, to find a person who has the skill set and is also willing to take the risk to join a cryptocurrency firm, it's tough.

4. Takuya Takahashi:

   We saw some short-covering on value stocks the day before, but the market is still risk averse.

5. Alvin Tan:

   The Chinese measures haven't really restored confidence. The market turmoil is not over. And under such risk averse condition, the yen and the euro will continue to be supported, in the short term, the dollar is likely to underperform the euro and the yen. We also expect the Fed to be very cautious about raising rates.

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