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Synonyms

disinclination, hesitancy; also faltering, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, shilly-shallying, staggering, vacillation, wavering, wobbling; distrust, doubt, incertitude, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty

Antonyms

inclination, willingness

re·luc·tant adjective : feeling or showing aversion, hesitation or unwillingness <~ to get involved>

— re·luc·tant·ly adverb

Synonyms

afraid, dubious, hesitant, indisposed—more at HESITANT

re·ly verb re·lied; re·ly·ing [ORIGIN: ME relien to rally, fr. AF relier to retie, gather, rally, fr. L religare to tie out of the way, fr. re- back + ligare to tie]

: to place faith or confidence : DEPEND

Synonyms

count, depend, lean, reckon—more at DEPEND

REM noun : RAPID EYE MOVEMENT

re·main verb 1 : to be left after others have been removed, subtracted, or destroyed

2 : to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated

3 : to stay after others have gone

4 : to continue unchanged

5 : to stay in the same place or with the same person or group

Synonyms

abide, dwell, hang around, stay, stick around, tarry—more at STAY

re·main·der noun 1 : that which is left over : a remaining group, part, or trace

2 : the number left after a subtraction

3 : the number that is left over from the dividend after division and that is less than the divisor

4 : a book sold at a reduced price by the publisher after sales have slowed

Synonyms

end, fag end, leftover, remnant, scrap—more at SCRAP

balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remains, remnant, residue, rest; also fragment, scrap; oddment, stub, stump; excess, surplus

re·mains noun plural 1 : a remaining part or trace

2 : a dead body

Synonyms

[1] debris, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck, wreckage; also detritus, flotsam, jetsam; garbage, refuse, trash

[2] cadaver, corpse—more at CORPSE

1remake verb -made ; -mak·ing : to make anew or in a different form

Synonyms

alter, change, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary—more at CHANGE

duplicate, redo, reiterate, repeat, replicate—more at REPEAT

2remake noun : one that is remade; especially : a new version of a motion picture

re·mand verb : to order back; especially : to return to custody pending trial or for further detention

1remark noun 1 : the act of remarking : OBSERVATION, NOTICE

2 : a passing observation or comment

Synonyms

comment, note, observation, reflection; also analysis, commentary, exposition; annotation; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view

2remark verb 1 : to take notice of : OBSERVE

2 : to express as an observation or comment

Synonyms

[1] behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, see, sight, spy, view, witness—more at SEE

[2] comment, note, observe, opine, say; also articulate, express, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize

re·mark·able adjective : worthy of being or likely to be noticed esp. as being uncommon or extraordinary : NOTEWORTHY

— re·mark·able·ness noun

Synonyms

bold, catchy, conspicuous, emphatic, marked, noteworthy, noticeable, prominent, pronounced, striking—more at NOTICEABLE

re·mark·ably adverb 1 : in a remarkable manner

2 : as is remarkable

re·me·di·a·ble adjective : capable of being remedied

re·me·di·al adjective : intended to remedy or improve

Synonyms

corrective, reformative—more at CORRECTIVE

1remedy noun, plural -dies [ORIGIN: ME remedie, fr. AF, fr. L remedium, fr. re- back, again + mederi to heal]

1 : a medicine or treatment that cures or relieves a disease or condition

2 : something that corrects or counteracts an evil or compensates for a loss

Synonyms

cure, drug, medicine, pharmaceutical, specific—more at MEDICINE

2remedy verb -died; -dy·ing : to provide or serve as a remedy for

Synonyms

amend, correct, debug, emend, rectify, reform—more at CORRECT