Antonyms for half hearted
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : haf-hahr-tid, hahf- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈhɑr tɪd, ˈhɑf- |
- able
- active
- animated
- believing
- bold
- brave
- bright
- careful
- caring
- certain
- cold
- compassionate
- concerned
- confident
- cooled
- decisive
- definite
- desirous
- determined
- eager
- energetic
- enthusiastic
- excited
- exciting
- extroverted
- fearless
- feeling
- happy
- hard-working
- hot
- interested
- interesting
- involved
- keen
- kind
- lively
- merciful
- obstinate
- passionate
- ready
- resolute
- responsive
- sensitive
- strong
- stubborn
- sure
- sympathetic
- unhesitant
- unmanageable
- untamed
- unwavering
- unyielding
- violent
- warm
- whole-hearted
- wholehearted
- wild
- willful
- willing
Definition of half hearted
- As in irresolute : adj indecisive
- As in lackadaisical : adj careless, indifferent
- As in lukewarm : adj indifferent, unenthusiastic
- As in tame : adj dull, uninteresting
- As in tepid : adj lukewarm
- As in unsympathetic : adj without agreement in feeling
- As in half-hearted : adj unenthusiastic
- As in unenthusiastic : adj apathetic
- As in uncompassionate : adj unsympathetic
- As in unpitying : adj unsympathetic
- As in unstirred : adj unsympathetic
- As in vacillant : adj hesitant
- As in vacillatory : adj hesitant
- As in halfhearted : adj without enthusiasm
- As in hesitant : adj uncertain, waiting
- Evidently some of the attackers had been only half hearted, this time.
- Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
- They sat a little while longer listening to the men's half hearted drawling of "The Tulip and the Rose."
- Extract from : « The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land » by Ralph Connor
- For, in that struggle for life and death, it would have been madness to trust a hostile or even a half hearted leader.
- Extract from : « The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Even her mother's approval of the plan was singularly wavering and half hearted.
- Extract from : « The Story Of Julia Page » by Kathleen Norris
- He might himself have made some move in the matter, but it would have been half hearted and under protest.
- Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Plate numbers for the surcharges seem to be again recorded in only a half hearted way.
- Extract from : « Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery » by Clifton Armstrong Howes
- He would but have to risk a gold or silver piece, and it would satisfy Cherry that he was not loitering and half hearted.
- Extract from : « The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn » by Evelyn Everett-Green
Synonyms for half hearted
- abstracted
- afraid
- aloof
- antipathetic
- apathetic
- averse
- aversive
- backward
- bland
- blasé
- bloodless
- boiled down
- boring
- callous
- changing
- chilly
- cold
- cold-blooded
- conventional
- cool
- cruel
- dawdling
- daydreaming
- delaying
- diffident
- diluted
- disinclined
- disinterested
- doubtful
- doubting
- dreamy
- dull
- emotionless
- energyless
- enervated
- fainéant
- faltering
- fearful
- feeble
- fickle
- flat
- fluctuating
- frigid
- half-hearted
- halfhearted
- halting
- hanging back
- hard
- harsh
- heartless
- hesitant
- hesitating
- hot-and-cold
- humdrum
- icy
- idle
- impassive
- inattentive
- incurious
- indecisive
- indifferent
- indolent
- inert
- infirm
- insensitive
- insipid
- irresolute
- lackadaisical
- lacking confidence
- lackluster
- laid-back
- languid
- languishing
- languorous
- lazy
- lethargic
- lifeless
- limp
- listless
- loath
- lukewarm
- mean
- mild
- milk-warm
- moderate
- monotonous
- moony
- nasty
- neutral
- obdurate
- on-the-fence
- passionless
- passive
- pendulous
- perfunctory
- phlegmatic
- prosaic
- reluctant
- repellent
- repugnant
- romantic
- routine
- sentimental
- shaky
- shilly-shally
- shy
- skeptical
- slightly warm
- slothful
- slow
- spiritless
- spring fever
- stony
- tame
- tedious
- temperate
- tentative
- tepid
- timid
- tough
- uncaring
- uncertain
- uncharitable
- uncommitted
- uncompassionate
- unconcerned
- uncongenial
- undecided
- undetermined
- uneager
- unemotional
- unenthusiastic
- unexcited
- unexciting
- unfeeling
- uninspiring
- uninterested
- unkind
- unlively
- unmoved
- unpitying
- unpleasant
- unpredictable
- unresolved
- unresponsive
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsteady
- unstirred
- unsure
- untouched
- unwilling
- vacillant
- vacillating
- vacillatory
- vapid
- waffling
- warm
- warmish
- wavering
- weak
- weak-kneed
- wearisome
- white-bread
- wimpy
- wishy-washy
- without punch
- wobbly
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