RELUCTANT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • not eager
    Usage Example(s)
    • foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways
    • fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him
    • reluctant to help
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  2. Meaning
    • unwilling to become involved
    Usage Example(s)
    • they were usually reluctant to socialize
    • reluctant to help
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  3. Meaning
    • unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a reluctant smile
    • loath to admit a mistake
    • unwilling to face facts
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