disinclined
adjective
Synonyms
- cagey
- cagy
- dubious
- hesitant
- indisposed
- loath
- loth
- loathe
- reluctant
- reticent
Example Sentences
BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 Why are modern fathers so quick to anger, and so disinclined to talk about it? Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 But the state’s Republican officials seemed disinclined to tighten gun laws. Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 Several justices seemed disinclined to enjoin judges or clerks from simply doing their jobs, which are not inherently adversarial. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2021 And even desperate job-seekers who are burned out and disillusioned by bad deals at their earlier jobs are justifiably disinclined to make new deals that promise more of the same. Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021 Policymakers seem disinclined to reliably safeguard even the Constitution’s explicit limitations on federal power, let alone its implied ones. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 The financing is critical to lawmakers from both parties on Capitol Hill, some of whom seem disinclined to support a bill that adds to the federal deficit. Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 And some Republicans indeed seem disinclined to fight to protect the low effective tax rates of those megafirms. Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
1647, in the meaning defined above
disinclined
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- reluctant
- hesitant
- loathe
- loath
- unwilling
- unsure
- dubious
- skeptical
- indisposed
- reticent
- loth
- uncertain
- averse
- cagey
- doubtful
- cagy
- timid
- unenthusiastic
- ambivalent
- irresolute
- questioning
- conflicted
- undecided
- infirm
- uneager
- vacillating
- halting
- faltering
- indecisive
- wobbly
- wabbly
- fainthearted
- shy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- inclined
- eager
- willing
- happy
- glad
- keen
- enthusiastic
- ready
- decided
- disposed
- sure
- certain
- resolute
- determined
- unquestioning
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of disinclined are averse, hesitant, loath, and reluctant. While all these words mean "lacking the will or desire to do something indicated," disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination.
The synonyms averse and disinclined are sometimes interchangeable, but averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance.
Although the words hesitant and disinclined have much in common, hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty.
The words loath and disinclined are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking.
While in some cases nearly identical to disinclined, reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness.