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reluctant
adjective as in unenthusiastic, unwilling
Strongest matches
afraid, averse, cautious, circumspect, hesitant, loath, shy, slow, squeamish, uncertain, wary
Weak matches
backward, calculating, chary, demurring, diffident, discouraged, disheartened, disinclined, grudging, hanging back, hesitating, indisposed, involuntary, laggard, opposed, queasy, recalcitrant, remiss, slack, tardy, uneager
Example Sentences
Producers Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant, who helm Carnival Films, acquired the rights through a deal with Universal, but were reluctant to remake the seminal movie.
We still live in a sea of cultural messages that portray women as the ones trying to build relationships with supposedly reluctant men.
Had the long arm of Putin’s Russia caught up with the reluctant beluga?
But investors also see a risk that lower taxes, less immigration and new trade barriers could keep pressure on inflation, making the US central bank more reluctant to cut interest rates.
But Park says the current streaming model has left her reluctant to “pour her all” into her next series.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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