Synonyms for unwillingness
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Noun
1. Reluctance
reluctance, disinclination, aversion, indisposition, repugnance, averseness, backwardness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being unwilling.
Forms
- Plural
- unwillingnesses → reluctances, disinclinations, aversions, indispositions…
Example sentences
- reluctance He feels no reluctance in acknowledging errors.
- aversion I developed an aversion toward the word "awesome".
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unwillingness | steady | |
| reluctance | steady | |
| aversion | rising | |
| disinclination | falling | |
| indisposition | falling | |
| involuntariness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- aversion3
- 10 letters
- reluctance3, repugnance, averseness
- 12 letters
- backwardness3
- 13 letters
- indisposition
- 14 letters
- disinclination5
- 15 letters
- involuntariness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aversion3 = 3 syllables).