as in reluctant
slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty
disinclined to pay his friends a visit without calling first
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Recent Examples of disinclined
Another reason Butler might be disinclined to opt out this summer: No contender would be able to offer Butler anything close to a max contract this summer.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, Pearce remains disinclined toward movie stardom.
—Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
But given that Musk seems disinclined to do so thus far, the first high-profile case of the SEC under a second Trump term may well turn out to be against his most important benefactor.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Sounds to me like your friend can’t, won’t, or is disinclined to forgive you.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, Pearce remains disinclined toward movie stardom.
—Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
But given that Musk seems disinclined to do so thus far, the first high-profile case of the SEC under a second Trump term may well turn out to be against his most important benefactor.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Sounds to me like your friend can’t, won’t, or is disinclined to forgive you.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for disinclined
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“Disinclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclined. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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