40 entries under grudging topic. ×
| remiss(adjective, quiet, easy, heavy, deliberate) | |
| against(adjective, difficult, awkward, wary, forced) | |
| contrary(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, hesitant, antagonistic) | |
| demurring(adjective, awkward, unenthusiastic, forced, averse) | |
| against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, forced, averse) | |
| compelled(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| evasive(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| begrudging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| disobliging(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| forced(adjective, difficult, awkward, averse, unwilling) | |
| indocile(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| malcontent(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| shrinking(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, meek) | |
| unaccommodating(adjective, difficult, awkward, slack, forced) | |
| uncheerful(adjective, difficult, awkward, slack, forced) | |
| uninclined(adjective, difficult, awkward, slack, forced) | |
| unobliging(adjective, difficult, awkward, slack, forced) | |
| unready(adjective, difficult, awkward, slack, forced) | |
| unwishful(adjective, difficult, awkward, slack, forced) | |
| wayward(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) |
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