Synonyms & Antonyms for disinclined

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disinclined, hesitant, reluctant, loath, averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination. disinclined to move again disinclined for reading hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty. hesitant about asking for a date reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness. a reluctant witness loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking. seems loath to trust anyone averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance. averse to hard work not averse to an occasional drink

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disinclined to pay his friends a visit without calling first

Recent Examples on the Web And some Republicans indeed seem disinclined to fight to protect the low effective tax rates of those megafirms. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 But the pipeline is more than ninety-per-cent complete, and the Biden team seems disinclined to blow up relations with Germany over a project that is likely to be completed anyway. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021 Some progressive leaders see the fact that no Republicans voted for the package as confirmation of an important lesson Biden seems disinclined to learn. — Rick Klein, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2021 Some people are disinclined to see past their own risk horizons. — Adam Rogers, Wired, 28 Dec. 2020 Scalia’s muted role might be attributed to personality: unlike his father, who expressed his opinions with abandon, Eugene Scalia seems disinclined to draw attention to himself. — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2020 These days, even the nosiest monitors are disinclined to travel. — The Economist, 16 May 2020 The government is disinclined to acknowledge its existence. — Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 The biggest potential audience of Yiddish speakers, the ultraorthodox Hasidic Jewish community, is disinclined to read it, much less buy it. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2020

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