averse to

phrase

: having a clear dislike of (something) : strongly opposed to (something)

He seems to be averse to exercise.

No one is more averse to borrowing money than he is.

—often used in negative statements to mean willing to

She is not averse to taking chances.

Examples of averse to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But these are the Astros, led by a GM in the final season of his contract, managed by a man facing the same fate and owned by someone averse to anything associated with a rebuild. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Advertisement And Rutte is not averse to praising other NATO leaders. — Mark Webber, Time, 24 July 2026

There’s always a certain portion of people that are averse to change and will take a much longer time to come to the conclusion that this is of value to them. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026

There is a general perception that clinicians are averse to new technology. — Zaman Shah, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for averse to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup