What is another word for reluctance?
Synonyms for reluctance
rɪˈlʌk tənsre·luc·tance
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
reluctance
Synonyms:
aversion, repugnance, unwillingness, dislike, regret, misgivingAntonyms:
desire, readiness, willingness, promptitude, alacrity, welcome, forwardness, eagerness
Princeton's WordNet
reluctancenoun
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
Synonyms:
hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, disinclinationreluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indispositionnoun
a certain degree of unwillingness
"a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
Synonyms:
disinclination, hesitance, hesitation, falter, wavering, indisposition, faltering, vacillation, waver, hesitancy
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
reluctancenoun
Synonyms:
repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
reluctancenoun
Synonyms:
unwillingness, disinclination, aversion
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "reluctance":
unwillingness, reticence, hesitation, hesitancy, resistance, refrainment, refusal, aversion
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3656 | resistance | |
#12121 | regret | |
#12648 | refusal | |
#17397 | dislike | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#25834 | reluctance | |
#29456 | aversion | |
#41511 | unwillingness | |
#56544 | falter | |
#64040 | waver | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#67188 | faltering | |
#94220 | reticence | |
#111383 | hesitancy | |
#143011 | repugnance | |
#164981 | disinclination | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#204672 | indisposition | |
#211363 | vacillation | |
#287442 | hesitance |
How to use reluctance in a sentence?
I've seen fathers cry at the thought of their wives going through that again and losing them, i'm a father myself. I can understand the reluctance to lose her to some unknown force, to such a risk that's so poorly understood.
All countries are relatively sceptical on international market mechanisms, they are open to have national trading mechanisms or national pricing, but to have these mechanisms internationally, there is a lot of reluctance.
No one is exempt from the review of Homeland Security Committee. And without saying,' We will do this to former President Donald Trump,' or some other individual, I will trust the professional investigation that will be conducted. I will trust the people who are tasked with the responsibility of a deep dive into the scope and circumstances that got us to January 6, and if in fact they bring to us that information, that says' you need to do this,' there is absolutely no reluctance on my part as chair to issue the subpoena.
But still, there is a very great reluctance among some Protestants, like Southern Baptists, among others, (to) treat women equally in the eyes of God, and that sends a signal that it is OK to discriminate against girls and women.
I don't want to downplay just how serious of a situation we all find ourselves in, i understand the hesitancy and the reluctance of folks who do this work. But I will say that we felt in Charleston County that Charleston County was just that important for us to position ourselves from our operations and facilities and academics to be prepared, to serve families. And so that's what we did.
Translations for reluctance
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- váhavostCzech
- WiderstrebenGerman
- repugnanciaSpanish
- vastumeelsusEstonian
- haluttomuus, reluktanssi, vastahakoisuusFinnish
- réticenceFrench
- keenggananIndonesian
- riluttanzaItalian
- horokukūMāori
- tegenzin, magnetische weerstandDutch
- niechęćPolish
- reluctanță, ezitare, codire, repulsieRomanian
- неохота, нежеланиеRussian
- isteksizlikTurkish
- ہچکچاہٹUrdu
- sự bất đắc dĩVietnamese
- 不情愿Chinese
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