unreluctant

adjective

Definition of unreluctantnext
as in ready

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreluctant
  1. ready
  2. willing
  3. glad
  4. amenable
  5. inclined
  6. game
  7. restless
  8. ambitious
Adjective
  • Additional forces, including 10 Navy helicopters with water delivery buckets and 500 active duty Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, are ready to provide support if requested, Ryder said.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • More than a year and a half later, the proposal is finally almost ready for publication.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of ready
Adjective
  • The super-premium rum category saw double-digit growth in many markets, driven by connoisseurs willing to pay more for unique expressions.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Good journalism offers a way through, but only if readers are willing to follow: trust and naïveté can feel uncomfortably close.
    Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of willing
Adjective
  • But the City by the Bay was not the only one with glad tidings.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • So glad The Athletic finally has a team dedicated to creating data visualizations!
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of glad
Adjective
  • The council is amenable, with Newcastle likely to seek a longer lease than the 99 years agreed when St James’ was expanded in 1998, but that must be confirmed before expansion occurs.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Republicans—who were ideologically more amenable to Carter’s laissez-faire policy accomplishments—were not predisposed to recognize the achievements of a member of the opposition.
    Paul Matzko / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of amenable
Adjective
  • However, buyers appear to be more inclined to get off the sidelines as pending home sales rise.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Now, with Loyd’s future with the Storm in question, Ogwumike might be inclined to look elsewhere.
    Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inclined
Adjective
  • After the Sunday, Dec. 29 game between Rodgers’ New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, in which the Jets lost 40-14, the quarterback made a knowing joke during the post-game press conference.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Those numbers do not reflect the audience for the entirety of Netflix’s coverage, which began at 11 a.m. ET with a pregame show and ran through the post-game forensics on the Texans’ 31-2 pounding by the Ravens.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of game
Adjective
  • As much as Louie’s secrets — some revealed by Dylan out of spite and others by his own restless tongue — might paint him as a predator, the would-be victim of his questionable actions might be more of a willing accomplice with their own troubling past and self-serving motivations.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In the field, Moises is restless and relentless, working from early morning till late at night with a professional’s calm.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of restless
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the story goes, China is powering ahead, pairing ambitious economic and diplomatic agendas with a massive military expansion while the United States staggers under the weight of inequality, stagnating wages, legislative gridlock, political polarization, and populism.
    Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • De Bruyne is an ambitious target for a club that will make its professional debut in 2025.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of ambitious
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Thesaurus Entries Near unreluctant

unreliable

unreluctant

unremarkable

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