uneager
Lacking any enthusiasm
Uneager means lacking enthusiasm or willingness.
Someone uneager to participate shows reluctance or indifference: He seemed uneager to discuss his divorce.
The word is less common than its opposite, with *reluctant* or *unwilling* often preferred in everyday speech.
Slow to act
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- loathStrongly reluctant
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- disinclinedAverse to acting
resistant · demurring · balking · foot-dragging · grudging · half-hearted · unenthusiastic · lukewarm
Lacking interest or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- detachedApart or uninvolved
unmoved · unbothered · blasé · nonchalant · impassive · phlegmatic · stoic · cold
Lacking creative spark
- unenthusedWithout eagerness or interest
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- unambitiousLacking desire for achievement
- lackadaisicalLacking enthusiasm or determination
lethargic · sluggish · torpid · idle · inert · enervated · spiritless · flat
Guardedly alert
- leeryCautiously distrustful
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- guardedWary and restrained
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
skeptical · doubtful · uncertain · tentative · nervous · anxious · distrustful · suspicious
hesitant
Slow to act
disinclined · resistant · demurring · balking · foot-dragging · grudging · half-hearted · unenthusiastic · lukewarm · tepid
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
detached · unmoved · unbothered · blasé · nonchalant · impassive · phlegmatic · stoic · cold · aloof
uninspired
Lacking creative spark
- unenthusedWithout eagerness or interest
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- unambitiousLacking desire for achievement
lackadaisical · lethargic · sluggish · torpid · idle · inert · enervated · spiritless · flat · dull
wary
Guardedly alert
- leeryCautiously distrustful
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- guardedWary and restrained
apprehensive · skeptical · doubtful · uncertain · tentative · nervous · anxious · distrustful · suspicious · chary