| restrained(adjective, cautious, suspicious, wary) |
| slack(adjective, difficult, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced) |
| slow to(verb, phrasal verb, unwillingness) |
| suspicious(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) |
| unconsenting(adjective, unwilling, unwillingness) |
| uncooperative(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) |
| unhelpful(adjective, unwilling) |
| unyielding(adjective, unwilling) |
| wary(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) |
| adverse(adjective, unwillingness) |
| against(adjective, difficult, awkward, unfriendly, contradictory) |
| against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, unfriendly, contradictory) |
| apathetic |
| apprehensive(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) |
| begrudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) |
| bickering(adjective, conflicting) |
| bygone |
| cacophonous(adjective, conflicting) |
| clamoring(adjective, conflicting) |
| colliding(adjective, conflicting) |