Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with reluctance in American Collocation
reluctance
noun
singular/uncountable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/rɪˈlʌktəns/
great
considerable
extreme
great
marked
She accepted his resignation with great reluctance.
that can be understood
natural
understandable
There is an understandable reluctance of people, particularly older workers, to move long distances to take up work.
seeming to exist
apparent
The reason for the her apparent reluctance to co-operate has not been explained.
at first
initial
In spite of their initial reluctance, they had worked very hard.
shared by many people
general
This is the result of men’s general reluctance to undergo regular health checks.
show reluctance
express
show
Some of these dogs take easily to water but others show a reluctance to get more than their feet wet.
deal with your reluctance
overcome
The Harry Potter books have persuaded huge numbers of children to overcome their reluctance to reading.
understand someone’s reluctance
understand
We are sure the Court will understand our reluctance to incur further legal costs at this stage.