Loath and Sure

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Loath adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

Usage example: I was loath to accept his claim of having climbed Mount Everest

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Sure is an antonym for loath.

Nearby Words: loathsome, loathing, loathed, loathly

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

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Loath is an antonym for sure.

Nearby Word: surely

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Sure and Loath. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/loath/sure

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