35 entries under resistant topic. ×

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hesitating(verb, adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic)
4
reluctant(adjective, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced, averse)
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backward(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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shrinking(noun, adjective, dislike, challenge, disagreement)
1
afraid(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, forced, averse)
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begrudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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compelled(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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disinclined(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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disobliging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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evasive(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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forced(adjective, difficult, awkward, averse, disinclined)
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grudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, unenthusiastic)
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indisposed(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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indocile(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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involuntary(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, unenthusiastic)
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laggard(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, unenthusiastic)
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loath(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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malcontent(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse)
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opposed(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced)
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