Synonyms for reluctance

Synonyms for (noun) reluctance

Synonyms: reluctance, disinclination, indisposition, hesitancy, hesitation

Definition: a certain degree of unwillingness

Usage: a reluctance to commit himself; his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition; after some hesitation he agreed

Similar words: unwillingness, involuntariness

Definition: the trait of being unwilling

Usage: his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made; in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton


Synonyms: reluctance

Definition: (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

Similar words: electrical phenomenon

Definition: a physical phenomenon involving electricity


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