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reluctant vs reticent

reluctant

Definitions

adjective

  1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
  2. disinclined to become involved
  3. not eager

Examples

They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart.

In fact, I found myself reluctant to skip any topic in the book.

It's amazing how many reluctant spouses become addicted after this gentle introduction.

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reticent

Definitions

adjective

  1. reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  2. cool and formal in manner
  3. temperamentally disinclined to talk

Examples

BRODY: They had to deal with that, and so they're reticent to a certain degree to kind of delve into some of the faith issues as it relates to the political environment, if you will, because they know that he can get a lot of backlash.

During my brilliant interview, my philologist was a bit reticent.

The British are still reticent about their deepest fears - class war, a reversion to economic feudalism, the spectre of an all-dominant and all-vapid consumer society.

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