Synonyms for Be reluctant:

• v.

  •begrudge (verb)
  • envy,
  • stint,
  • covet,
  • resent,
  • pinch.
  •grudge (verb)
  • deny,
  • refuse,
  • complain,
  • mind,
  • hold back.
  •hate (verb)
  • shudder at,
  • can't stand,
  • disfavor,
  • allergic to,
  • contemn,
  • abominate,
  • curse,
  • be disgusted with,
  • despise,
  • disparage,
  • be repelled by,
  • scorn,
  • have enough of,
  • recoil from,
  • object to,
  • have an aversion to,
  • be loath,
  • shun,
  • spurn,
  • bear a grudge against,
  • down on,
  • spit upon,
  • disapprove,
  • disdain,
  • detest,
  • loathe,
  • not care for,
  • feel malice to,
  • deride,
  • deprecate,
  • look down on,
  • abhor,
  • be sorry,
  • have no use for,
  • anathematize,
  • execrate,
  • be sick of,
  • be hostile to,
  • nauseate.
  •hesitate (verb)
  • hang,
  • balk,
  • dillydally,
  • shrink,
  • dither,
  • waffle,
  • alternate,
  • shy away,
  • think twice,
  • weigh,
  • doubt,
  • hedge,
  • fumble,
  • stop,
  • linger,
  • demur,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • be irresolute,
  • oscillate,
  • stutter,
  • delay,
  • falter,
  • fluctuate,
  • flounder,
  • swerve,
  • pussyfoot,
  • straddle,
  • ponder,
  • sit on fence,
  • hover,
  • balance,
  • hem and haw,
  • waver,
  • scruple,
  • seesaw,
  • hold off,
  • debate,
  • defer,
  • equivocate,
  • dally,
  • shift,
  • tergiversate,
  • vacillate,
  • think about,
  • stumble,
  • be unwilling,
  • stammer,
  • pull back,
  • pause.
  •scruple (verb)
  • gag,
  • think twice about,
  • fret,
  • question,
  • stick,
  • worry,
  • boggle,
  • stickle.

• Other synonyms:

  •hate
  • Disfavoring,
  • hated,
  • having no use for,
  • Disfavored,
  • Hates,
  • have aversion to.
  •hesitate
  • thought about,
  • pulling back,
  • dithering,
  • dithered,
  • thinks about,
  • Hesitated,
  • Floundered,
  • pulls back,
  • Stammered,
  • thinking twice,
  • thinking about,
  • pulled back.
  •scruple
  • Stickled,
  • scruples,
  • shies,
  • Shying,
  • Stickling,
  • stickles.
  •Other relevant words:
  • stay away,
  • shrink from,
  • resist,
  • have doubts,
  • shy,
  • be not disposed,
  • be disinclined,
  • be cautious,
  • be loth,
  • be watchful,
  • be wary,
  • dislike,
  • avoid,
  • recoil,
  • have qualms,
  • stick at,
  • be averse,
  • fight shy of.

Antonyms for Be reluctant:

• v.

  • begrudge
    give, be generous.
  • grudge
    forgive, grant, favor, allow, approve, offer, be happy, be content, sanction.
  • hate
    commend, cherish, flatter, praise, love, compliment, like, admire, endorse, adore, laud.
  • hesitate
    expedite, agree, remain, meet, rush, hurry, carry on, face, persevere, resolve, go ahead, attack, persist, do well, continue, hasten, stay, go, advance, go along.
  • scruple
    not care.