What are the opposite words for eagerness?
Eagerness refers to a strong desire or keen interest in doing something. When we talk about antonyms for eagerness, we refer to words that imply a lack of interest or reluctance towards doing something. Some of the antonyms for eagerness include disinterest, indifference, apathy, lethargy, and reluctance. Disinterest refers to the lack of interest or concern towards something. Indifference suggests a neutral or uncaring attitude towards a particular activity. Apathy implies a lack of emotion or enthusiasm about doing something. Lethargy refers to a state of sluggishness, which can make one unwilling to engage in any task. Reluctance is the resistance towards doing something, typically because of fear or uncertainty.
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hesitation
- demurral,
- fumbling,
- procrastination,
- scruple,
- dawdlings,
- de lay,
- de laying,
- de lays,
- de-lay,
- de-laying,
- de-lays,
- delayings,
- demurrals,
- falterings,
- fumblings,
- hemming and hawing,
- hemming and hawings,
- hemming hawing,
- hemming hawings,
- in decision,
- in decisions,
- in decisiveness,
- in decisivenesses,
- in disposition,
- in dispositions,
- in-decision,
- in-decisions,
- in-decisivenesses,
- in-disposition,
- in-dispositions,
- mis giving,
- mis trust,
- mis trusts,
- mis-giving,
- mis-trust,
- procrastinations,
- stumblings,
- un willingness,
- un willingnesses,
- un-willingness,
- un-willingnesses,
- waverings.
- enthusiasm, anxiousness
- waiting; uncertainty
- habitual skepticism
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
wreathes
- Antonyms:
- uncover, unwrap, stay.
