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dis·in·clined
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
disinclined
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, indisposed, loath, opposed, reluctant, slow, unwillingAntonyms:
desirous, disposed, eager, favorable, inclined, willing
Princeton's WordNet
disinclinedadjective
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
"disinclined to say anything to anybody"
Antonyms:
accident-prone, apt(p), fond(p), partial(p), disposed(p), minded(p), inclined(p), prone, tending(p), given(p)
Dictionary of English Synonymes
disinclinedadjective
Synonyms:
unwilling, indisposed, reluctant, averse
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2901 | slow | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#12026 | backward | |
#14720 | reluctant | |
#19538 | unwilling | |
#43252 | averse | |
#78508 | loath | |
#119355 | disinclined | |
#173035 | indisposed |
How to use disinclined in a sentence?
With the Biden package offset by weak U.S. employment data, markets in Asia are disinclined to force prices, they will leave it to North America to decide if a retest of the recent highs is justified into the end of the week.
Apparently several — more than three or four — referees have been disinclined to see this published.
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
The mixed message today suggests that Yellen is disinclined to move forward and take the next step in the normalization process in the near-term, but it also does not shut the door on the prospects for a July rate (hike) either.
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