- loath, loth, reluctant - unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"
Antonym: willing (indirect, via unwilling)
- reluctant - unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
Antonym: inclined (indirect, via disinclined)
- reluctant - not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"
Antonym: eager (indirect, via uneager)