UNRELUCTANT Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

unreluctant

adjective

Definition of unreluctant

as in ready

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Adjective

Billed as an immersive matchmaking experience and a new take on the dating show, the format features singletons who are tired of swiping and first dates and are ready to get hitched.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
When they were scheduled to play in Rio, they were seen as an encapsulation of a nefarious past the country was ready to move away from.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ready

Adjective

Audiences are more willing than ever to consume and accept differentiated content – look at the success of phenomena such as Obsession and Backrooms.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
For weddings, big celebrations, or private dinners for couples willing to pay the price, events and meals can be organized by the hotel inside the Château.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of willing

Adjective

Somewhere between all the wings and dips, someone will be glad to see something fresh.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
The 6-foot, 200-pound Jenkins, known as Lightz by his teammates, wasn’t nervous about taking the field, just glad to be back on the football field.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of glad

Adjective

Economic factors play a role, but culture plays a larger one and is less amenable to policy interventions.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Paramount owner David Ellison is of course in the throes of acquiring Warner Bros and has already proven to be more than amenable to Trump and allies.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of amenable

Adjective

On an inclined or sitting surface, their heads can fall forward or their bodies can shift into a position that compromises breathing.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
The lightest atomic nuclei are found in hydrogen atoms, and these are the most inclined to quantum tunneling.

— Sophya Garashchuk, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of inclined

Adjective

The company has told the Federal Communications Commission that some debris from a disposed orbiting data center could survive and land on the Earth, but expects the fragments to be harmless.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Every single glove must be manufactured, transported, and disposed (either landfilled or incinerated).

— Cassandra Thiel, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of disposed

Adjective

Deonte Banks, the Giants’ first-round cornerback, was in the middle of a post-game interview after sealing his team’s victory with a 96-yard pick-six on fourth-and-goal as the clock hit zero.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Any incremental update to his status was fodder for pre-game questions even with a playoff series on the line.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of game

Adjective

Created in 1958, the ballet felt unmistakably New York in its sound, its street clothes, its restless young people, its particular brand of cool.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Recorded in Texas and rooted in the sound of the border, Bobby Pulido’s enduring classic turns restless longing into warm, danceable energy.

— qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of restless

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