What is another word for reluctance?
318 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪlˈʌktəns], [ ɹɪlˈʌktəns], [ ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈʌ_k_t_ə_n_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for reluctance:- aversion (noun)
- avoidance of attention (noun)
- compunction (noun)
- diffidence (noun)
- disinclination (noun)
- dislike (noun)
- doubt (noun)
- hardheadedness (noun)
- hesitation (noun)
- indecisiveness (noun)
- indisposition (noun)
- low profile (noun)
- objection (noun)
- obstinacy (noun)
- phenomenon (noun)
- qualm (noun)
- reserve (noun)
- scruple (noun)
- taciturnity (noun)
- uncommunicativeness (noun)
- unwillingness (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Reluctance:
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- willing.
- dis satisfaction,
- dis gusts,
- dis pleasures,
- having no use fors,
- dis taste,
- dis pleasure,
- dis-gusts,
- dis liking,
- dis-favors,
- dis gust,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis-tastes,
- dislikings,
- dis likings,
- dis favor,
- dis-favor,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis tastes,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis favors,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-gust,
- dis-likings,
- dis-liking,
- dis-taste,
- dis satisfactions.
- timidity,
- self-consciousness,
- shyness,
- insecurity,
- in security,
- unassertiveness,
- timorousness,
- mousiness,
- sheepishness.
- de laying,
- dawdlings,
- de-lays,
- de lay,
- de-lay,
- de lays,
- hemming and hawings,
- delayings,
- hemming hawing,
- hemming hawings,
- de-laying.
- dis order,
- dis-order,
- in dispositions,
- dis-comforts,
- in-disposition,
- in disposition,
- dis-comfort,
- dis comforts,
- dis comfort,
- in-dispositions,
- dis-orders,
- dis orders.
- in conspicuousness,
- inconspicuousnesses,
- in-conspicuousnesses,
- low keys,
- semi visibility,
- semi-visibilities,
- semi-visibility,
- low visibilities,
- in-conspicuousness,
- low postures,
- in conspicuousnesses,
- semivisibilities,
- semi visibilities.
- dis approvals,
- counterarguments,
- dis approval,
- shrinkings,
- dis contents,
- dis approbations,
- dis-approval,
- demurrings,
- dis-approbation,
- counter-arguments,
- dis-esteem,
- re-monstrance,
- re-monstrances,
- dis approbation,
- counter argument,
- dis esteems,
- re monstrance,
- dis esteem,
- dis-contents,
- counter arguments,
- dis-esteems,
- dis-approbations,
- dis-content,
- dis-approvals,
- re monstrances,
- dis content.
- perverseness,
- pertinaciousness,
- tenaciousness,
- obstinance,
- obstinateness,
- pigheadedness,
- hardheadedness.
- mis doubt,
- un-easinesses,
- mis-doubts,
- fore bodings,
- pre-sentiment,
- un-easiness,
- fore boding,
- un eases,
- mis-doubt,
- un-ease,
- un easiness,
- un-eases,
- mis doubts,
- pre-sentiments,
- fore-boding,
- pre sentiments.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- con amore,
- ohmage,
- concern,
- idleness,
- falter,
- Reluctancy,
- discomfort,
- leisureliness,
- refusal,
- complaint,
- regret,
- abhorrence,
- capacitive reactance,
- sullenness,
- second thoughts,
- with open arms,
- queasiness,
- passive resistance,
- reactance,
- loathing,
- Recalcitration,
- hedging,
- Indocility,
- freely,
- rebuff,
- vacillation,
- antipathy,
- cautiousness,
- apprehension,
- heart and soul,
- revulsion,
- sloth,
- pokiness,
- dissentience,
- reticence,
- indolence,
- sluggishness,
- misgiving,
- negativism,
- squeamishness,
- Perfunctoriness,
- illness,
- disobedience,
- Aversation,
- antagonism,
- drawl,
- reservation,
- pertinacity,
- creeping,
- odium,
- reaction,
- stand,
- worry,
- to and fro,
- Sluggardy,
- slackness,
- Grudgingness,
- uncooperativeness,
- funny feeling,
- wavering,
- Disrelish,
- remonstrance,
- disaffection,
- skin effect,
- reluctivity,
- protest,
- slowness,
- horror,
- sulkiness,
- counteraction,
- pang,
- second thought,
- inertness,
- unenthusiasm,
- Lentitude,
- Withstanding,
- recalcitrancy,
- Averseness,
- deliberateness,
- Indisposedness,
- combative reaction,
- Renitence,
- Involuntariness,
- Nolition,
- circumspection,
- Mutinousness,
- indifference,
- uneasiness,
- ailment,
- apprehensiveness,
- difficulty,
- dislike,
- repulse,
- withholding,
- Nolleity,
- demur,
- fain,
- intractableness,
- conscience,
- fractiousness,
- repulsion,
- Repugnancy,
- challenge,
- fear,
- Repellence,
- Sulks,
- magnetic reluctance,
- impedance,
- deliberation,
- animosity,
- languor,
- sinking feeling,
- as lief,
- faltering,
- perversity,
- uncertainty,
- ohm,
- scruple,
- Renitency,
- holding back,
- refractoriness,
- recalcitrance,
- keeping back,
- revolt,
- foot-dragging,
- nothing loth,
- dissent,
- dispute,
- Cursoriness,
- heart in hand,
- disagreement,
- inertia,
- abomination,
- graciously,
- hostility,
- laziness,
- sulk,
- with pleasure,
- willingly,
- electric resistance,
- disgust,
- contraindication,
- Lentor,
- twinge.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
unwillingness, hesitancy, hesitation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
stamina, dislike, rejection, Refrainment, restraint, resilience, failure, resentment, disgust, reservation, eagerness, diffidence, procrastination, revulsion, scepticism, readiness, resistor, resiliency, denial, Refusing, objection, antipathy, caution, endurance, renunciation, desire, enthusiasm.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
reticence, refusal, resistance, aversion, willingness, vacillation, opposition, timidity, slackness.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Reluctance:
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Other antonyms:
conviction, assuredness, certitude, assurance, surety, positiveness, inclination, sureness, certainty.
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Hyponym for Reluctance:
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phenomenon
electrical phenomenon.
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phenomenon