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grudging

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore G words

given or allowed reluctantly and without good will

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Grudging in a sentence

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Even his rivals offered grudging admiration for a victory they had sworn was impossible.

Synonyms
reluctantunwillinghalfheartedbegrudging
Antonyms
willingwholeheartedeager
Common questions

Questions about “grudging

Grudging (adjective) means given or allowed reluctantly and without good will
Here is grudging used in an example sentence: "Even his rivals offered grudging admiration for a victory they had sworn was impossible."
Common synonyms for grudging include reluctant, unwilling, halfhearted, begrudging.
Antonyms of grudging include willing, wholehearted, eager.
Grudging is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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