Synonyms for reluctantly
re·luc·tant·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. reluctantlyadverb

   with reluctance

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1. List of paraphrases for "reluctantly":

   grudgingly, unwillingly

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How to say reluctantly in sign language?

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How to use reluctantly in a sentence?

1. Frank Moore Colby:

   Averageness is a quality we must put up with. Men march toward civilization in column formation, and by the time the van has learned to admire the masters the rear is drawing reluctantly away from the totem pole.

2. Akira Nishino:

   We do not want to play reluctantly. We want to play proactively and take the initiative, we do have the skills to hold the ball, and we'd like our players to feel confident and focus on attacking.

3. Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff:

   They have not yet provided any explanation for that apparent hypocrisy. So we're moving forward reluctantly. We hope the department will reconsider, but they are providing us little choice but to pursue legal enforcement.

4. Vega Blossom:

   I looked the pair straight in the eye and asked, ‘ Could you please open the door for me ? My hands are a bit full, reluctantly, one woman held the door open before following me outside. I think, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

5. Farmer Ramesh Singh:

   Last year, I promised myself I wouldn't set the rice paddy residue on fire to clear my field for planting winter crops, but as the new sowing season drew closer, I started running out of time and I reluctantly set the farm waste on fire to prepare the field for wheat planting.