Definition of RELUCTANT

reluctant

Adjective Satellite

  • unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
    • "a reluctant smile"
  • disinclined to become involved
    • "they were usually reluctant to socialize"
    • "reluctant to help"
  • not eager
    • "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"
    • "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"

Adj

  • Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
  • Contrary; defiant; refractory.
  • Tending to match as little text as possible.

Examples

  • She was reluctant to lend him the money
  • Surprisingly, our new dog is a reluctant ball-retriever.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns, present participle of reluctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”).

Antonyms

greedy

Scrabble Score: 11

reluctant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
reluctant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reluctant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

reluctant: valid Words With Friends Word