All reluctance synonyms

noun reluctance

• obstinateness — The characteristic of being obstinate.
• mulishness — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
• loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
• irresoluteness — The state of being irresolute.
• low profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
• low-profile — a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
• irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
• willfulness — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
• demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
• hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
• hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
• diffidence — the quality or state of being diffident.
• hardheadedness — The characteristic of being hardheaded.
• negativity — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
• backwardness — toward the back or rear.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
• agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
• doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
• compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.
• averseness — The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
• obstinacy — the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
• inconspicuousness — The condition of being inconspicuous.
• qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
• obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
• mousiness — The property of being mousy.
• aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
• low key — of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
• objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
• indecisiveness — characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
• disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
• counterargument — A counterargument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
• indisposition — state of being indisposed.