68
unwilling(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
36
disinclined(adjective, quiet, easy, heavy, deliberate)
29
hesitant(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble)
29
loath(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
22
indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
21
averse(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
18
shy(adjective, quiet, slow, uncertain, doubtful)
16
loth(adjective, unwillingness)
14
diffident(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
13
wary(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful)
11
slow(adjective, deliberate, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
11
opposed(adjective, slow, shy, hostile, unfriendly)
8
tardy(adjective, shy, hesitant, diffident, unenthusiastic)
8
unenthusiastic(adjective, difficult, awkward, antagonistic, forced)
7
involuntary(adjective, unenthusiastic, forced, averse, unwilling)
7
afraid(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
7
balky(adjective, unwilling, uncooperative)
7
cautious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble)
7
circumspect(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful)
7
grudging(adjective, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced, averse)
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