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Synonyms for reluctance
rɪˈlʌk tənsre·luc·tance

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  1. reluctance

    Synonyms:
    aversion, repugnance, unwillingness, dislike, regret, misgiving

    Antonyms:
    desire, readiness, willingness, promptitude, alacrity, welcome, forwardness, eagerness

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  1. reluctancenoun

    (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

    Synonyms:
    hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, disinclination

  2. reluctance, 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. reluctancenoun

    Synonyms:
    repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging

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  1. reluctancenoun

    Synonyms:
    unwillingness, disinclination, aversion

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How to use reluctance in a sentence?

  1. Douglas Woelkers:

    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.

  2. Niklas Hoehne:

    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.

  3. Bennie Thompson:

    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.

  4. Jimmy Carter:

    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.

  5. Michelle Simmons:

    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.


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