averse
Not at all eager
Averse means having a strong disinclination or opposition to something: I'm not averse to a glass of wine with dinner, She was averse to taking risks.
The word almost always follows a form of "be" and pairs with "to." Averse describes reluctance rather than active hostility—you avoid what you're averse to rather than fighting it.
Opposed to participating
- hesitantSlow to act
- loathStrongly reluctant
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- disinclinedAverse to acting
unenthusiastic · indisposed · reticent · reluctant · unprepared · unready · dubious · wary
Deliberately keep away
- eschewDeliberately abstain from
- avoidStay away from
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- shrinkDecrease in size
withdraw · abstain · flee · elude · sidestep · circumvent · bypass · deflect
Mild negative regard
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
loathing · abhorrence · detestation · repulsion · contempt · hatred · odium · animosity
In opposition to
- contraryOpposed in nature
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- resistantWithstanding external forces
unfavorable · inimical · counter · antithetical · conflicting · opposing · disapproving · objecting
unwilling
Opposed to participating
disinclined · unenthusiastic · indisposed · reticent · reluctant · unprepared · unready · dubious · wary · cautious
shun
Deliberately keep away
shrink · withdraw · abstain · flee · elude · sidestep · circumvent · bypass · deflect · evade
dislike
Mild negative regard
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
disgust · loathing · abhorrence · detestation · repulsion · contempt · hatred · odium · animosity · animus
against
In opposition to
- contraryOpposed in nature
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
resistant · unfavorable · inimical · counter · antithetical · conflicting · opposing · disapproving · objecting · unsympathetic
- unwillingreluctant, hesitant, resistant, disinclined, loath
aversefond
Having tender affection
avid · loving · liking · sympathetic · appreciative
- food aversionRejection of specific edibles
- risk aversePreferring certainty over gambles
- aversion therapyTreatment pairing unwanted behavior with discomfort
- averted gazeDeliberately not looking
- averting eyesDirecting sight elsewhere intentionally
- risk aversionPreference for certainty
avert, traverse, aversion, averted, averting, averts, averseness