Tom's unwillingness to help surprised Mary.
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Unwillingness
Synonyms for "unwillingness" (58 found)
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Noun(1 words)
cost aversion
Strong matches (17)
Related words (29)
Determiner(1 words)
no tendency toward
Noun(8 words)
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10 entriesattitudecollective stancedecision makingdispositioneconomic behaviorpersonality traitpolicy attitudequalitystatetemperament
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriescollective unwillingnesspersistent unwillingnesspublic unwillingnessstrong unwillingnesssystemic unwillingnesswidespread unwillingness
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1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The greatest difficulty of all is the unwillingness.
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The problem is Tom's complete unwillingness to negotiate.
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These symbolize the protagonist's unwillingness to succumb to the pressures of society.
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