reluctant
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
a reluctant smile
Related & opposite
- hesitation derivation
- unwilling similar to
Sense 2 adjective
disinclined to become involved
they were usually reluctant to socialize
Related & opposite
- hesitation derivation
- disinclined similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not eager
foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways
Related & opposite
- hesitation derivation
- uneager similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hesitation |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unwilling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hesitation |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | disinclined |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hesitation |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | uneager |