Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: reluctance

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An artsy film about the reluctance of growing up hits different when you're old enough to be in that stage of life (or past it).

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelaandaloro/90s-tv-shows-and-movies-on-netflix

And although I’ve met her several times by this point, and we know various people in common, she has agreed to give the tour with extreme reluctance, and still eyes me with suspicion.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/navalny-deputy-maria-pevchikh-putin-opposition-corruption-foundation

And as LightShed's Rich Greenfield pointed out, TNT lost 12% of its viewers, affirming WBD's stated reluctance to charge into an NBA licensing renewal.

Source: https://www.nexttv.com/news/how-bad-was-it-nbc-lost-7-of-its-primetime-viewers-in-2021-22-and-still-led-linear-chart-of-the-day

And they made the choice seem like a symbol — a sign, perhaps, of Mrs. Trump’s historic ambivalence toward the role of first lady and her reluctance to play to the expectations that surround it, as well as her husband’s norm-trampling tendencies.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/style/melania-trump-rosalynn-carter-memorial.html

An equity raise would have a major dilutive effect on the controlling family’s ownership, and we believe there is a certain reluctance on their side to pursue a raise unless all other options are exhausted.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4636597-grifols-cheap-for-a-reason?source=feed_all_articles

As a movement it is diffuse and vacillating and shows a distinct reluctance to candidly own and freely confess of the interpretive tradition bequeathed to us by the English Reformers.

Source: https://virtueonline.org/maintaining-classic-anglican-tradition

Asked if he ever confronted any of the abuser priests, he recalled their denials and reluctance to admit their abuse even as he outlined the evidence, saying: “Some of them were very devious.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-were-never-trained-for-celibacy-dr-diarmuid-martin-tells-joe-duffy-he-has-met-two-women-he-could-have-imagined-as-his-life-partner/a1585074070.html

A social worker said that she found a broken glass mirror in the bathroom sink, expressing worry over the couple’s “lack of engagement and reluctance to work with professionals” and a frequent and strong smell of cannabis in the house.

Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/pictures-show-how-killer-parents-8465255

As soon as the “Bully of New Bern Avenue” was conversing with the nurse about my reluctance to use the walker, I was plotting mutiny with her congenial candy-stripers on the opposite side of the bed.

Source: https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/66886/escaping-nurse-ratchet-and-the-asylum

As the road has remained open to construction traffic, there is a reluctance from the developer to lay the final road surface as there would be a good chance it would be damaged and have to be replaced before adoption by the local authority.

Source: https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/banbury-housing-development-roads-abysmal-for-five-years-could-be-surfaced-by-christmas-4196883

But Turkey's reluctance to accept Sweden unless it steps up pressure on Kurdish exile groups has made it more likely the two will have to join the alliance at different speeds.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/331744/finland-may-have-to-ditch-closest-partner-to-join-nato.html

China’s approach toward safeguarding sovereignty and its general reluctance toward foreign intervention stem in large part from historical lessons.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-statecraft-and-global-leadership/

Donaldson’s absence broadcasts its own political message but given that he walked from the Ulster Unionist Party in 1998 in protest against the Good Friday Agreement, his reluctance to celebrate its anniversary is perhaps unsurprising.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dup-powersharing-stormont-reform-good-friday-agreement-25-anniversary-hillary-clinton-tony-blair/

Earlier this week, he said he was in favour of raising NATO's military spending target - breaking with long-standing German reluctance to increase it beyond 2% of countries' gross domestic product (GDP).

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/US-DOLLAR-RUSSIAN-ROUBL-2370597/news/German-defence-minister-says-Ukraine-must-win-war-to-curb-Russian-aggression-43025560/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230218

Fear of precipitating world war three is the main reason NATO ruled out imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and it helps explain NATO’s initial reluctance to supply long-range artillery and tanks.

Source: https://insidestory.org.au/pushing-the-nuclear-envelope/

He described these women as displaying traits of stubbornness, rudeness, and disrespect within their homes, emphasizing their reluctance to be intimate with their husbands.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/11/25/some-christian-women-are-soft-in-church-hard-at-home-mike-bamiloye/

He said there was also a reluctance to travel due to worries about the pandemic.

Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/abbotsford-international-airport-nearly-cracks-1-million-passenger-mark-for-2022/

He thought that Republican reluctance to permit the transfer to the Australians was “foolish because giving us the ability to have that type of presence in the Pacific with a strong ally makes a lot of sense”.

Source: https://dissidentvoice.org/2023/07/congressional-concerns-stalling-nuclear-submarines-for-australia/

However, the Magpies' hierarchy have repeatedly stressed caution with regards to FFP and their reluctance to overspend on any deals.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-transfer-chelsea-thiago-silva-26743589