reluctant

Questions about reluctant

What does reluctant mean?

reluctant means "unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in reluctant?

reluctant has 3 syllables: re-luc-tant. The stress falls on "luc". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/.

What is another word for reluctant?

Close synonyms include loath, loth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reluctant a common word?

reluctant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.