The representatives who were there were grudging in their acceptance of the resolution.
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Grudging
//ˈɡɹʌ.d͡ʒiŋ//
Synonyms for "grudging" (45 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (22)
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Synonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
3 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 8 languages.
Danish
2 entries- modstræbende adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
- modvillig adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Finnish
1 entries- vastahakoinen adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
German
1 entries- widerwillig adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Irish
1 entries- doicheallach adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- motvillig adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Polish
2 entries- niechętny adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
- wstrzemięźliwy adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Russian
1 entries- неохотный adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Swedish
1 entries- missunnsam adj (unwilling or with reluctance)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award
Source: wiktionary
A terse account, with no further explanation or detail, an indication perhaps of a grudging heart behind the offering.
Source: wiktionary
Fretfulness and discontent expose us to the just judgment of God; and we bring more calamities upon ourselves, by our murmuring, distrustful, envious groans and grudgings against one another, than we are aware of […]
Source: wiktionary
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