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.

Opposite of

greedy

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

Translations

riluttante

réticent

widerwillig

απρόθυμος

renuente

relutante

contrafeito

gönülsüz

restio

isteksiz

possessif

avare

récalcitrant

zögernd

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”).