Meaning & use

reluctant

adjective·Academic

Unwilling or hesitant to do something.

See it in a sentence

I was reluctant to leave before the repairs were finished.

The team was reluctant to change a plan that was working.

A note on using this word

Use reluctant to followed by a verb. A reluctant person may still act, despite not wanting to.

Words with a similar meaning

hesitantunwilling

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

eagerwilling

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