averse
41averse — a. Unwilling, disinclined, indisposed, reluctant, loath, backward, adverse, opposed …
42averse — adj 1. loath, hostile, inimical, antipathetical. 2. renitent, recalcitrant, obdurate, restive, reluctant, resistant, unyielding; adverse, unwilling, disinclined, indisposed, hesitant; opposed, against, counter, contrary, conflicting, protesting;… …
43averse — adjective Syn: opposed, hostile, antagonistic, resistant, disinclined, reluctant, loath; informal anti Ant: keen …
44averse — a•verse [[t]əˈvɜrs[/t]] adj. use having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, or repugnance; opposed • Etymology: 1590–1600; (< MF) < L āversus, ptp. of āvertere to turn aside, avert a•verse′ly, adv. a•verse′ness, n. syn: See reluctant …
45averse — a. strongly disliking. ♦ aversion n. fixed dislike; person or thing arousing this. ♦ aversive, a. tending to cause aversion …
46risk-averse — Describes an investor who, when faced with two investments with the same expected return but different risks, prefers the one with the lower risk. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * risk averse ˈrisk aˌverse adjective not willing to take risks …
47risk-averse — UK US adjective business opposed to taking risks, or only willing to take small risks Thesaurus: careful and cautioussynonym * * * ˈrisk averse 8 [risk averse] …
48risk-averse investor — ➔ investor * * * risk averse investor UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► someone who prefers to make safe investments: »The Nasdaq index is dominated by a handful of stocks, so it is likely to remain volatile and unsuitable for risk averse investors …
49not be averse to something — phrase to like or enjoy something, especially something that other people think is bad or harmful I’m not averse to a glass of whisky now and then. She wasn’t averse to criticizing members of her own party. Thesaurus: to like somethingsynonym… …
50adverse, averse — Adverse means opposed, contrary, hostile. Averse means reluctant and unwilling and implies a holding back because of distaste or dislike. The employees had an adverse opinion of the company plan. The company treasurer is averse to lending money… …
