1. reluctant

adjective. ['rɪˈlʌktənt, riːˈlʌktənt'] unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom.

Rhymes with Reluctant

• abandonment
• abatement
• aberrant
• abhorrent
• abortifacient
• abridgement
• absent
• absorbent
• abstinent
• abundant
• accelerant
• accident
• accompaniment
• accompaniment
• accomplishment
• accountant
• accouterment
• accoutrement
• achievement
• acknowledgement

How do you pronounce reluctant?

Pronounce reluctant as rɪˈləktənt.

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Sentences with reluctant

1. Adjective
Give your cat only a pinch of it at first because she may be reluctant to eat it.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Why was the Marine Corps reluctant to adopt the push-up instead of the pull-up and end this controversy?

Quotes about reluctant

1. My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect them with reading that interests them, to expand the definition of reading to include humor, science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, wordless books, audio books and comic books.
- Jon Scieszka

2. The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life.
- Deepak Chopra, The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore

3. What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.
- Don DeLillo

2. reluctant

adjective. ['rɪˈlʌktənt, riːˈlʌktənt'] disinclined to become involved.

3. reluctant

adjective. ['rɪˈlʌktənt, riːˈlʌktənt'] not eager.