reluctant

Meaning

1. Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
2. (archaic) Contrary; defiant; refractory.
3. Tending to match as little text as possible.

Synonyms

unwilling

loath

averse

disinclined

indisposed

loth

grudging

hesitate

hesitant

shy

reticent

suspicious

possessive

stingy

reluctantly

cautious

aloof

be possessive

sweer

refuse

lazy

coy

involuntary

afraid of

modest

obstructive

perfunctory

persistence

possessiveness

protesting

recalcitrant

recoiling

reflex

refractory

regrettable

reluctance

reserved

resisting

retiring

sad

☹️

self-effacing

sexless

shrink

surmise

taciturn

timid

troubled

unavoidable

undesirous

uneager

unfavourable

unintended

unintentional

unpleasant

waver

averse to

be unwilling

worry about

being in the way

to be hesitant

knwilling

undesiring

afraid

awed by

antipathetic

apathetic

ashamed

backward

careful

dainty

declining

detestable

disagreeable

disagreeing

dissenting

disturbed

doubtful

draw back

dubious

faltering

half-hearted

halting

hesitating

indecisive

irresolute

lackadaisical

listless

Translations

réticent

widerwillig

renuente

isteksiz

possessif

récalcitrant

zögernd

avare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns, present participle of reluctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”).