Synonyms for reluctantly
re·luc·tant·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. reluctantlyadverb

   with reluctance

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1. List of paraphrases for "reluctantly":

   grudgingly, unwillingly

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1. Adam Schiff:

   But I think it'll be important to show the American people, this was a decision made reluctantly, this was a decision forced upon us, rather than something we were eager to embrace.

2. Akira Nishino:

   We do not want to play reluctantly. We want to play proactively and take the initiative, we do have the skills to hold the ball, and we'd like our players to feel confident and focus on attacking.

3. Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff:

   They have not yet provided any explanation for that apparent hypocrisy. So we're moving forward reluctantly. We hope the department will reconsider, but they are providing us little choice but to pursue legal enforcement.

4. Donald Trump:

   I would have to vote for Hillary. Reluctantly so, but I would.

5. Bertrand Russell:

   These men - ..., the politicians, ... - use their position, their knowledge, and their power of disseminating misinformation to arouse and stimulate the latent instinct for bloodshed. When they have succeeded, they say they are reluctantly forced to war by the pressure of public opinion.