reluct

reluct
Synonyms and related words:
antagonize, arise, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, close with, combat, compete with, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend against, contend with, contest, dispute, dissent, face down, face out, face up to, fight, fight against, front, grapple with, insurge, insurrect, join battle with, kick against, labor against, make a stand, meet head-on, militate against, mount the barricades, mutineer, mutiny, nauseate, object, offer resistance, oppose, overthrow, protest, rebel, recalcitrate, reluctate, remonstrate, repel, repulse, revolt, revolute, revolution, revolutionize, riot, rise, rise up, rival, run riot, show fight, sicken, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, stem the tide, strike, strive against, struggle against, subvert, take on, vie with, withstand

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  • Reluct — Re*luct (r? l?kt ), v. i. [L. reluctari, p. p. reluctatus, to struggle; pref. re re + luctari to struggle, fr. lucia a wresting.] To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reluct — index contend (dispute), demonstrate (protest), fight (battle), oppugn, parry Burton s Legal Thesaur …   Law dictionary

  • reluct — [ri lukt′] vi. [L reluctari (see RELUCTANT): in later use prob. back form. < RELUCTANCE or RELUCTANT] Rare 1. to struggle (against); revolt ( at) 2. to offer opposition; show reluctance …   English World dictionary

  • reluct — rə̇ˈləkt, rēˈ intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin reluctari 1. : to make a determined resistance : struggle 2. : to feel or show repugnance or reluctance : revolt many readers … reluct at works containing dialect L.P.S …   Useful english dictionary

  • reluct — intransitive verb Etymology: Latin reluctari Date: 1547 to show reluctance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reluct — /ri lukt /, v.i. 1. to struggle (against something); rebel. 2. to object; show reluctance. [1520 30; < L reluctari, equiv. to re RE + luctari to strive, struggle, wrestle] * * * …   Universalium

  • reluct — re·luct …   English syllables

  • reluct — re•luct [[t]rɪˈlʌkt[/t]] v. i. to object; show reluctance …   From formal English to slang

  • Contention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contention contention strife Sgm: N 1 contest contest contestation Sgm: N 1 struggle struggle Sgm: N 1 belligerency belligerency Sgm: N 1 opposition opposition …   English dictionary for students

  • Reluctant — Re*luc tant ( tant), a. [L. reluctans, antis, p. pr. of reluctari. See {Reluct}.] 1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. [1913 Webster] Reluctant, but in vain. Milton. [1913 Webster] Reluctant now I touched the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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