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Antonyms for disinclined


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-in-klahynd
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs ɪnˈklaɪnd



Definition of disinclined

Origin :
  • 1640s, from dis- + incline (v.). Related: Disinclined; disinclining.
  • adj unwilling
Example sentences :
  • Doubtless, too, he would be tired after his journey and disinclined for such a function.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Brown was thinking, and Atkins seemed moody and disinclined to talk.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I do not recollect any other occasion on which I found him disinclined to talk.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • It was rather late and our bookman was disinclined to seek a restaurant.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • Those who had hesitated in their patronage of the poet were not disinclined to aid the painter.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
  • It has only made him discontented and disinclined to unfold his arms.
  • Extract from : « The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue » by Various
  • He felt rather cross, and disinclined to dwell on the subject of his wrongs.
  • Extract from : « Jack of Both Sides » by Florence Coombe
  • But even he had cooled a little, and was now disinclined to violence.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • I do, however: but I do not wish you to write one when you are busy or disinclined.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes » by Edward FitzGerald
  • “Yes,” said the other grumpily, as if disinclined even for conversation.
  • Extract from : « Picked up at Sea » by J.C. Hutcheson

Synonyms for disinclined

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