adjective · neutral
reluctant
/rɪˈlʌk.tənt/re·LUC·tant
Band 5-6speakingtask2
unwilling and hesitant; not eager to do something
Examples
“Many students are reluctant to speak in class because they fear making mistakes.”
“He was reluctant to accept the job offer due to the long commute.”
“The government was reluctant to increase taxes despite public pressure.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the evidence was clear, the administration remained reluctant to implement the controversial reforms.”
Collocations
- reluctant to
- reluctant about
Word family
reluctant adjectivereluctance nounreluctantly adverb
Common mistakes
reluctant with→reluctant to
be reluctant of→be reluctant to / show reluctance about
Say it for a higher band
5unwilling→6hesitant→7+reluctant
Synonyms
unwilling
Easily confused
hesitant
“She was hesitant to answer the question at first.”
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