loath
adjectiveHow many syllables in loath?
There is 1 syllable in the word loath.How to pronounce loath:
Definition of loath:
- loath (adjective):
- reluctant or unwilling
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom.
- unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking reluctant
Synonyms for loath:
against
averse
backward
counter
disinclined
hesitant
indisposed
opposed
reluctant
resisting
reticent
unwilling
Antonyms for loath:
acquisitive
active
agog
ambitious
ambitious for
animate
animated
antsy
anxious
anxious for
appetent
approving
ardent
as keen as mustard
aspiring to
aspiring towards
assiduous
athirst
avid
avid for
bent
bold
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
burning with excitement
committed
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