Meaning & Definition of Reluctant in English
English⟶
Reluctant
/rɪləktənt/
adjective
1. Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
- "A reluctant smile"
- "Loath to admit a mistake"
synonym:
- loath,
- loth,
- reluctant
2. Disinclined to become involved
- "They were usually reluctant to socialize"
- "Reluctant to help"
synonym:
- reluctant
3. Not eager
- "Foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"
- "Fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"
synonym:
- reluctant
Examples of using
Why are you being so reluctant?
She was reluctant to reveal her secret.
He was reluctant to go there.