loath
Far from eager
Loath means unwilling or reluctant: I was loath to admit my mistake, She was loath to leave.
The word appears almost exclusively in the pattern "loath to [verb]." Often confused with the verb loathe, which means to hate or despise intensely.
Loath describes hesitation; loathe describes revulsion.
averse
Opposed to participating
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- hesitantSlow to act
opposed · unenthusiastic · antipathetic · indisposed · against · begrudging · grudging · reticent
unwilling
Opposed to participating
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- resistantWithstanding external forces
hesitant · opposed · unenthusiastic · antipathetic · indisposed · against · begrudging · grudging · reticent · demurring
repelled
Drove away forcefully
appalled · horrified · offended · repulsed · aghast · dismayed · scandalized · outraged · shocked · disturbed
- unwillingreluctant, hesitant, resistant, averse, disinclined
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis