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Synonyms for loath
loʊθ, loʊðloath
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Wiktionary
loathadjective
Synonyms:
averse, unwilling, disinclined, reluctantloathadjective
unwilling, reluctant; averse, disinclined
I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.
Synonyms:
unwilling, reluctant, averse, disinclinedloathadjective
hostile, angry, loathsome, unpleasant
Synonyms:
disinclined, averse, reluctant, unwilling
English Synonyms and Antonyms
loath
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, opposed, reluctant, slow, unwillingAntonyms:
desirous, disposed, eager, favorable, inclined, willing
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(p), averse(p), loth, antipathetic, antipathetical, reluctantAntonyms:
inclined(p), willingantipathetic, 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), willing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
loathadjective
Synonyms:
reluctant, backward, unwilling, averse, disinclined, indisposed, not disposed
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Loath
Loath vs. Loathe -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Loath and Loathe.
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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 | |
#95128 | loth | |
#119355 | disinclined | |
#173035 | indisposed |
How to use loath in a sentence?
I don't think that is likely, they are loath to disrupt someone seen as an innovator. Those are the type of people who get the greatest benefit of the doubt.
Companies are loath to make any cuts, they're hanging on to everyone they can.
This FOMC is also loath to repeat the premature policy pivot that allows inflation to resurge, demanding even tighter monetary policy which creates a recession.
China is in a position to veto and stub out any effort by United States to pass a resolution against it in the The United Nations Security Council, as an economic powerhouse with the ability to punish smaller countries that rely on its trade and markets, most of the 190 countries that are part of General Assembly would be loath to join in a U.S.-sponsored resolution that would condemn China for its role in the pandemic.
Workers will be loath to relinquish the bargaining power they perceive to have gained over the past year.
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