usually followed by `to' Strongly opposed:
— Averse to taking risks.

synonyms: antipathetic, antipathetical, indisposed, loath, loth.

Roget 603: unwilling; not in the vein, loth, loath, shy of, disinclined, indisposed, averse, reluctant, not content; adverse etc. (opposed) 708; laggard, backward, remiss, slack, slow to; indifferent etc. 866; scrupulous; squeamish etc. (fastidious) 868; repugnant etc. (dislike) 867; restiff^†, restive; demurring etc. v.; unconsenting etc. (refusing) 764; involuntary etc. 601.    ... show more

Roget 616: dissuading etc. v.; dissuasive; dehortatory^†, expostulatory^†; monitive^†, monitory.    dissuaded etc. v.; admonitory; uninduced etc. (induce) etc. 615; unpersuadable etc. (obstinate) 606; averse etc. (unwilling) 603; repugnant etc. (dislike) 867.    repressed.    ... show more