Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again.
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Reluctant
/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/
Synonyms for "reluctant" (154 found)
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Closest matches (31)
afraidamblingantagonisticapatheticaversebackwardbalkingbalkycalculatingcarefulcautiouscharycircumspectclaudicantcomplainingcrawlingcreepingcreeping like snaildeliberatediffident
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Adjective(5 words)
Strong matches (46)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (77)
objectingobstructiveon the barricadesopposedperfunctorypokingpokyproof againstprotestingrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryrelaxedrenitentrepellentresistantresistingresistiverestiveretardant
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retardativesaunteringshufflingshyslackslothfulslowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow toslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedsluggishsnail-pacedsnaillikestaggeringstrollingtardytentativetoddlingtortoiseliketotteringtrudgingturtlelikeuncooperativeuneagerunenthusiasticunhurriedunsubmissiveunwillingunyieldingunzealousup in armswaddlingwarywithstanding
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
3 entriesMore specific
2 entrieshesitant stanceunwillingness
Collocations
5 entriesreluctant learnerreluctant participantreluctant smilereluctant volunteerreluctant witness
Inflections
2 entriesmore reluctantmost reluctant
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Some soldiers were reluctant to obey the commands.
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The mother was reluctant to leave her children alone.
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George is reluctant to take on that difficult job.
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