as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free
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Recent Examples of reticence
Lerman blames this reticence on a deeply ingrained anxiety about jinxing things.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The reticence around jumping on the Mamdani train has highlighted an identity crisis of sorts playing out inside the party as its leaders wrestle with whether the 33-year-old Queens Assembly member is a model for the future of Democratic party politics.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The story noted the hospital's increasing reticence to comment on any political or controversial topics.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Christmas expressed reticence, however, about removing labels for systemic estrogen, which carries a different risk profile for cancer.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 25 July 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The reticence around jumping on the Mamdani train has highlighted an identity crisis of sorts playing out inside the party as its leaders wrestle with whether the 33-year-old Queens Assembly member is a model for the future of Democratic party politics.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The story noted the hospital's increasing reticence to comment on any political or controversial topics.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Christmas expressed reticence, however, about removing labels for systemic estrogen, which carries a different risk profile for cancer.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reticence
reluctance
Noun
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The reluctance to delegate is understandable.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is compelling in its own right, as the current practice facility (Joe Craft Center) was built in 2007 and athletics director Mitch Barnhart's reluctance to erect a new one was a catalyst in coach John Calipari's departure.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reticence. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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