Synonyms for disinclination
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Noun
1. Reluctance
reluctance, indisposition, unwillingness, aversion, reticence, distaste, hesitancy, dislike, repugnance, disgust, backwardness, hesitation, averseness, antipathy, disrelish
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
He showed a marked disinclination to speak.
Forms
- Plural
- disinclinations → reluctances, indispositions, unwillingnesses, aversions…
Example sentences
- reluctance He feels no reluctance in acknowledging errors.
- aversion I developed an aversion toward the word "awesome".
- unwillingness The greatest difficulty of all is the unwillingness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disinclination | falling | |
| reluctance | steady | |
| aversion | rising | |
| unwillingness | steady | |
| indisposition | falling | |
| disaffection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- dislike2, disgust2
- 8 letters
- aversion3, distaste2
- 9 letters
- antipathy4, reticence3, hesitancy4, disrelish
- 10 letters
- hesitation4, reluctance3, repugnance, averseness
- 12 letters
- disaffection4, backwardness3
- 13 letters
- unwillingness4, indisposition
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dislike2 = 2 syllables).