What is another word for grudgingly?
Pronunciation:
[ ɡɹˈʌd͡ʒɪŋlɪ], [ ɡɹˈʌdʒɪŋlɪ], [ ɡ_ɹ_ˈʌ_dʒ_ɪ_ŋ_l_ɪ]
Related words: grudging, reluctant, with reluctance, reluctantly, not wanting to
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Synonyms for Grudgingly:
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• enviously • unwillingly • all • involuntarily • reluctantly Other synonyms:
- Against .
- threat .
- protest .
Other relevant words:
- afraid ,
- against one's will ,
- against the grain ,
- ailing ,
- antipathetic ,
- averse ,
- backward ,
- balky ,
- begrudge ,
- broodingly ,
- covet ,
- disinclined ,
- envyingly ,
- gallingly ,
- hesitant ,
- ill ,
- inapt ,
- indisposed ,
- involuntarily ,
- jealously ,
- loath ,
- loth ,
- markedly ,
- necessity ,
- no ,
- nolens volens ,
- perforce ,
- reluctant ,
- repugnant ,
- resent ,
- shy ,
- shy of ,
- sick ,
- sparingly ,
- stingily ,
- under protest ,
- unenthusiastic ,
- unfriendly ,
- unwilling ,
- unwillingly ,
- with bad grace .
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How to use "Grudgingly" in context?
The word "grudgingly" is derived from the Old English word "grydling", meaning to grate or to rub harshly. Today, "grudgingly" typically means to do something reluctantly, as if against one's will.
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Adverb
reluctantly, unwillingly.
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Adverb
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