29
unwillingly(adverb, unwillingly, unenthusiastically)
13
hesitantly
13
grudgingly(adverb, unwillingly, unenthusiastically)
10
stubbornly(adverb, unwillingly)
7
involuntarily(adverb, unwillingly, unenthusiastically)
6
begrudgingly
6
obstinately(adverb, unwillingly)
6
slowly(adverb, hardly, bitterly, maliciously)
5
cautiously
5
diffidently
5
gently
4
protest
4
slow
4
aversely
4
backwardly
4
loathly
4
lothly
4
reluctant
4
resistantly(adverb, unwillingly)
4
antipathetically
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