We noticed his reluctance to testify.
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Reluctance
/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/
Synonyms for "reluctance" (149 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Noun(10 words)
Strong matches (45)
dislikedisobediencedisputedisrelishdissentdissentiencedistastedrawlelectric resistancefoot draggingfoot-draggingfractiousnessgrudging consentgrudgingnesshesitancyidlenessimpedanceindisposednessindispositionindocility
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indolenceinductive reactanceinertiainertnessintractablenesslack of enthusiasmlack of zeallanguorlazinessleisurelinesslentitudelentor
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (74)
magnetic reluctancemutinousnessnegativismnolitionnoncooperationobjectionobstinacyohmohmageoppositionpassive resistanceperfunctorinesspokinessprotestqualmreactancereactionrebuffrecalcitrancerecalcitrancy
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recalcitrationrefractorinessrefusalreluctivityremonstrancerenitencerenitencyrepellencerepellencyrepugnancerepulserepulsionreservationresistancerevoltscrupleskin effectslacknessslothslownesssluggardysluggishnessspecific reluctancestandstubbornnesssulksulkinesssulkssullennesssurface resistancetentativenessuncooperativenessunenthusiasmunwillingnessvolume resistancewithstanding
Adjective(1 words)
mild uncooperativeness
Determiner(1 words)
no tendency toward
Verb(2 words)
oppose changescrupling
Noun(14 words)
oppositionpausepusillanimityreluctant stanceresistanceresistance to changeresistancesresponsibility avoidancerestivenessreticencestictionstimidityunreadiness to learnunwillingness
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9 entriesattitudedecision makingelectrical phenomenonelectromagnetic propertyinvoluntarinessmental statephysical propertyplanning processunwillingness
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesacademic reluctancecultural reluctanceeconomic reluctancepersistent reluctancepublic reluctancestrong reluctance
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Japanese students seem not merely to be extremely reserved, but to have at times almost a complete reluctance to speak.
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I don't understand his reluctance to go.
Source: tatoeba (282914)
He feels no reluctance in acknowledging errors.
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