reluctantly

adverb

re·luc·tant·ly ri-ˈlək-tənt-lē

Synonyms of reluctantly next

: in a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation

The quiet resolution in his voice penetrated her racing thoughts. Reluctantly she gave him a corner of her attention.—

Elizabeth George Speare

He is about to release 'Thriller,' and today he's agreed, reluctantly, to sit for the Rolling Stone cover.—

Gerri Hirshey

Kirsti had gone to bed reluctantly, complaining that she wanted to stay up with the others, that she was grownup enough, … that it wasn't fair.—

Lois Lowry

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And so Smith reluctantly makes the drive almost daily. —

Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 North Korean sergeant Lim Kyu-nam (Lee Je-hoon) is the guy doing the escaping, and, after planning in his barrack at night, reluctantly has to take along a breakout sidekick Kim Dong-hyuk (Hong Xa-bin). —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 He could be reluctantly persuaded if there were Arab boots on the ground. —

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 By the time the country reluctantly assented to some foreign assistance, the disaster had started to slip from the news. —

Kelsey Piper, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reluctantly